John Travolta's wife actress Kelly Preston succumbs to breast cancer

John Travolta's wife Kelly Preston has died of breast cancer aged 57. The actor confirmed her death in an Instagram post overnight Sunday, writing: '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.'Actress and former model Preston and Travolta had been married for 29 years and were both practicing Scientologists. 

The couple have two children, Ella, 20 and Benjamin, nine. A son, Jett, died in 2009 aged 16. Travolta said she had been sick for two years, and thanked her doctors and friends for their support. “Kelly’s love and life will always be remembered,” he said in an Instagram post on Monday morning. “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.”

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