John Travolta marks daughter Ella’s first birthday without mom Kelly Preston with heartfelt Instagram post
Kelly Preston died in July 2020 after a battle with breast cancer
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John Travolta shared a rare photo of his daughter to celebrate a very special occasion in her life.
The 67-year-old actor took to Instagram over the weekend to share a snap of Ella, to celebrate her turning 21.
"Happy 21st birthday to the most beautiful, kind, human being and artist I know. Your dad adores you!," the "Grease" star captioned the image.
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He completed the post with a heart emoji.
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Ella is one of three children that Travolta had with his late wife, Kelly Preston, who died in July of 2020 after a battle with breast cancer. As a result, the touching Instagram post falls on Ella’s first birthday without her mom there to celebrate with her.
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The couple also share 10-year-old son Ben and were parents to Ella’s older brother, Jett, who tragically died after suffering a seizure in 2009 at age 16.
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Travolta’s post to his daughter is also dad's payback for an equally touching post she shared about him in February on his 67th birthday.
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"Happy Birthday to the most incredible man I have ever known. You are not only the best Dad ever, but you are also my best friend," she wrote at the time.
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Ella also thanked Travolta for "raising us, helping us and loving us" and concluded her post by nothing that "the world is lucky to have you and so are we."
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Earlier in February the two starred together in a Super Bowl LV commercial for Scotts Miracle-Gro that saw him struggling to work an iPhone so that they could both perform a dance together inspired by the movie "Grease," which Travolta starred in alongside Olivia Newton-John in 1978.