John Travolta’s sweet tribute to son Ben has gone viral after the boy celebrated his 13th birthday.
The 69-year-old actor took to Instagram to share a heartwarming clip showing pictures of his young son through the years as Stevie Wonder’s ‘You Are the Sunshine Of My Life’ played in the background.
Wishing her sibling a happy birthday was also Ben’s sister, 23-year-old Ella Travolta, who posted an old photo of her brother.
“Happy Birthday my sweetest Benjamin, it feels like yesterday you were this young and now you’re 13!! I love you!” Ella captioned her photo.
Travolta shares children Ben and Ella with late wife and actress Kelly Preston who died from breast cancer back in 2020.
While the actor didn’t miss the opportunity to great his late wife a happy birthday and express his love for her earlier this year, Ella, too, shared a sweet message honoring her mother.
On what would be Preston’s 61st birthday, she wrote: “Happy Birthday mama, I love you so much! Thank you for inspiring me every day.”
Besides Ben and Ella, Preston and Travolta had another son, Jett, who tragically died during the family’s trip to the Bahamas at the age of just 16 back in 2009.
According to his certificate of death, Jett – who had autism – died from a seizure. Following his premature passing, his father launched the Jett Travolta Foundation. The non-profit organization focuses on helping children with special needs.
The Pulp Fiction star often makes his love for his children known, whereas he recently told People that Ben has various hobbies including gymnastics, fishing, tennis, and gaming.
He also spoke out about daughter Ella as he called the 23-year-old “her own person” and said she is “gracious, generous, poised, graceful and gorgeous.”
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