Kelly Preston may be gone, but she's never forgotten.
The actress is most known for her roles in Jerry McGuire, For The Love of the Game, and The Cat in the Hat. She was also John Travolta's wife of 29 years.
A talented and captivating performer, Kelly Preston was in spotlight for various reasons like her excellent work, her involvement in charitable institutions, as well as the tragic death of her son.
To help keep her beautiful memory alive, here are 10+ facts fans didn't know.
"I was friendly with everybody, which was great. We moved to Australia for two years though and that was a little bit tough trying to fit in," she said.
Her career started early after a fashion photographer spotted her on the streets of Hawaii.
They helped her book a lot of commercial gigs until she landed her first role on Hawaii Five-O” in 1980.
She played the mother of Adam's girlfriend and his love interest.
While on The Howard Stern Show, Levine said how much he enjoyed working with the late actress.
"Right as we do it, I just kiss her, kiss her. I didn't know what a movie kiss was. I wouldn't say I jammed my tongue down her throat, but I would say I gave her a real French kiss," Levine said.
Preston was married to actor Kevin Gage at the time, but that didn't stop their love.
They got together after her divorce and soon got engaged in 1991 in Switzerland.
Jett had Kawasaki disease, autism, as well as a history of seizures.
He tragically passed away from a seizure on January 2, 2009, when the family was on vacation in the Bahamas.
The star passed away on July 12, 2020.
"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," Travolta shared on Instagram.
“Choosing to keep her fight private, she had been undergoing medical treatment for some time, supported by her closest family and friends,” the representative told People.
They initially planned on getting married in New York, but soon changed their minds once things got out of hand, Preston told Live With Kelly and Ryan.
“The wedding got so big and so crazy."
They got married in Paris, but soon had to have a second ceremony in Daytona Beach, Florida since their Paris French nuptials weren't legally binding.
Kelly was two months pregnant with their son, Jett, when they got married.
Then, they had their daughter, Ella Bleu, in 2000, followed by their son Benjamin in 2011.
John wasn't the only celeb she's dated. She was actually married to Kevin Gage for two years and was briefly engaged to Charlie Sheen.
She even dated George Clooney for a while.
Some people get this confused since their last names are so similar. Kelly changed her name to Preston once her career started getting traction.
In the early days of her carer, she went by Kelly Palzis, which was her stepfather’s last name.
She did this as part of her Scientologist religion, which believes that a silent birth can positively impact children later in life.
She spoke to America’s Today Show about what this entailed.
"But just bringing them in as peaceful and gentle a way as possible."
She starred in The Poison Rose, alongside her famous father and Morgan Freeman.
When she did, Kelly took to social media to praise the budding star.
"I love you and congratulations."
