John Travolta shares rare family photo with his daughter Ella and son Benjamin

Publish Date
Friday, 25 June 2021, 3:58PM

John Travolta is feeling the love this week!

Celebrating Father's Day with his two children, Ella, 21, and Benjamin, 10, the beloved Grease star took to Instagram to share a sweet selfie of his family huddled together.

The 67-year-old actor captioned the post: "Happy Father's Day everyone! It is a privilege to be the father of these two beautiful children - thank you for the honor and my love and respect to all fathers."

Travolta's daughter Ella also took to social media to pay tribute to her famous father, writing: "Daddy, You make parenting look so easy, though it not always is. You make everyday better than the one before it.

"You bring joy to us when we are down. You are our best friend and we love you to the moon and back around," she said.

"I hope to be even half as good of a parent as you someday❤️❤️❤️ Happy Father’s Day to this incredible man and to all of the amazing Dads out there✨."

The holiday marked Travolta's first Father's Day without wife Kelly Preston, who passed away in July last year at the age of 57 after a two-year battle with breast cancer.

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It is with a very heavy heart that I inform you that my beautiful wife Kelly has lost her two-year battle with breast cancer. She fought a courageous fight with the love and support of so many. My family and I will forever be grateful to her doctors and nurses at MD Anderson Cancer Center, all the medical centers that have helped, as well as her many friends and loved ones who have been by her side. Kelly’s love and life will always be remembered. I will be taking some time to be there for my children who have lost their mother, so forgive me in advance if you don’t hear from us for a while. But please know that I will feel your outpouring of love in the weeks and months ahead as we heal. All my love, JT

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John wrote an emotional post on Instagram on July 13, confirming that his wife of 28 years had died.

"It is with a very heavy heart that I inform you that my beautiful wife Kelly has lost her two-year battle with breast cancer. She fought a courageous fight with the love and support of so many."

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