John Travolta recalls heartbreaking conversation with son over Kelly Preston
John Travolta has recalled an emotional conversation he had with his son, Ben, after the death of Kelly Preston.
While appearing on Kevin Hart’s Peacock talk show series, Hart, the 67-year-old A-lister opened up about the heartbreaking chat he had with his 10-year-old son, after the family lost Preston to breast cancer in 2020.
The actress battled the disease for two years out of the public eye.
Travolta revealed he and his son were walking through their neighbourhood, when Ben admitted he was afraid to lose his father.
"He said to me once, 'Because mum passed away, I'm afraid you're going to,'" the Grease star shared.
"I said, 'Well, it's a very different thing.' And I went through the differences about my longevity and her limited life," he continued.
"I said, 'But you know, Ben… You always love the truth and I'm going to tell you the truth about life. Nobody knows when they're gonna go or when they're going to stay.'
"Your brother [Jett] left at 16. Too young. Your mother left at 57. That was too young. But who's to say? I could die tomorrow. You could. Anybody can.
“So let's look at it like it's part of life. You don't know exactly. You just do your best at trying to live the longest you can."
Travolta and Preston shared three children together, including daughter Ella, 21, Ben, 10, and Jett, who died in 2009 when he was just 16 after suffering a seizure.