Oprah’s Best Friend

Over the years, John Travolta and Oprah Winfrey have developed a special bond. She has said he is her favorite movie star and Travolta often favors Oprah over other TV show appearances. In 2010, Oprah famously made a big announcement in the first episode of the last season of her talk show.

That the whole audience was being invited on an 8-day, all-expenses paid trip to Australia. As if this wasn’t enough, John Travolta had offered to fly the plane to take the audience to their destination. The pair needed to work on this concept for over a year, to make this a reality.

John Gets Personal

Kelly and John are familiar with the media focusing on them, and there were times when they wanted to share something important. In 1996, they talked about the weekend they spent at Demi Moore and Bruce Willis’ house. They believe that’s where their cherished son Jett was conceived.

They had no idea that in a few short years Jett would no longer be with them. It has not always been plain sailing for the Travoltas, and they have openly spoken about needing to a Scientology marriage counselor to help them through some of the more difficult times.

Pregnant at 47

At the age of 47, Kelly was very surprised to find out that she was pregnant with their third child. This happy news came just sixteen months after the devastation of Jett’s death in the previous January. This news came as a huge shock and a great surprise as they were not expecting it.

The Travoltas were very happy and excited to tell their family about the good news. They said, “It’s too exciting to keep it a secret! We’re thrilled to let everyone know that we’re going to have a new member in our family.”

Baby Benjamin

Kelly and John welcomed their third child, a baby boy whom they named Benjamin into the world in 2011. The family were so happy to have a new child after the tragic loss of their son, Jett just two years previous.

In an interview with Hello magazine, the Travoltas mentioned that having a new baby made the entire family feel happier and more focused. They expressed that Benjamin brought them a fresh start. John particularly cherished the feeling of holding Benjamin and seeing him happy when he smiled in his arms, saying it uplifted their spirits.

Kelly and Charlie Sheen

Kelly Preston was not just married previously, she was also engaged to Charlie Sheen for a short time in 1990. Sheen proposed with a 2.5-carat diamond engagement ring. The relationship ended after an accident with a handgun which Kelly wrote about in her autobiography.

Charlie had a gun which he had kept in the pocket of his pair of jeans. Kelly was trying to tidy up and moved the jeans when the gun went off and shot Kelly in the arm. The split was amicable, and they decided to sell the engagement ring and share the profits. Now that’s one way to break up.

He Was a Loner

High school wasn’t the easiest for Travolta as he often found himself alone. He did not enjoy the same popularity as he does now, and he wasn’t successful with girls either. Travolta was mostly interested in perfecting his acting craft and so would spend most of his spare time in acting classes.

In an interview with the Phoenix, Travolta mentioned that most of his friends didn’t get why he was into acting. While others played sports like football and basketball, he spent time at acting studios, which made it hard for them to relate. Because of his passion for acting, Travolta probably felt different from his friends and ended up spending a lot of his teenage years by himself.