John Travolta pays tribute to his late wife Kelly Preston on Mother’s Day.
On Saturday, May 11, the actor, 70, posted a touching tribute to his wife Preston, who died in 2020, for Mother’s Day, sharing Instagram photos of the actress with their daughter Ella Bleu, son Benjamin and late son Jett. .
“Happy Mother’s Day Kelly,” Travolta captioned the Mother’s Day post. “We love you, we miss you.”
Travolta’s daughter Ella added a string of emoticons “❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️” in response in the comments section.
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John Travolta posts on Instagram for Mother’s Day in honor of his late wife Kelly Preston.
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Preston appeared with Ella, now 24, and Benjamin, now 13, in the first photo shared by Travolta, as she and Ella held hand-drawn signs reading ‘Bake Sale’ while the trio stood next to an outdoor table with trays of cookies and sandwiches on.
In another photo, which appeared to have been taken the previous Mother’s Day, Preston hugged Benjamin indoors as she was surrounded by Mother’s Day gift bags and a card marking the special celebration.
The late actress appeared in a final black-and-white throwback photo with daughter Ella as a little girl and her and Trvaolta’s late son Jett — who died in 2010 — as a toddler. Preston held Ella as she sat next to Jett and leaned in for a kiss as Ella caressed her brother’s face.
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Kelly Preston and John Travolta at the New York premiere of Gotti starring John Travolta on June 14, 2018.
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Travolta’s Mother’s Day tribute to Preston comes nearly four years after her death from breast cancer aged 57 in July 2020.
The couple, who married in 1991, had three children: Ella, Benjamin and Jett, who died in January 2009 aged 16 while on holiday in the Bahamas after hitting his head and suffering a seizure.
Last month Travolta celebrated the birthdays of their children Ella and Jett.
Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. It’s April 3rd Pulp Fiction star posted a sweet video montage of Ella on her special day baking and decorating her birthday cake and riding in the car with her father.
“Happy birthday Ella,” Travolta said from behind the camera while filming his daughter. “Thank you,” answered a smiling Ella.
“Happy birthday Ella. I love you. Your dad!” wrote the actor in the description of the post.
On April 12, Travolta also paid tribute to his late son Jett on Instagram on what would have been his 32nd birthday, sharing a throwback photo of him and Preston hugging their son when they were kids.
“Happy birthday my Jetty — not a day goes by without me!” – wrote Travolta with the sweet photo.
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