Kelly Preston, actress and spouse of John Travolta, has died aged 57.

Travolta posted on Instagram: “My beautiful wife Kelly has misplaced her two-calendar year battle with breast most cancers. She fought a brave fight with the enjoy and assist of so lots of.”

The few experienced been married for virtually 29 decades. Preston’s vocation bundled roles in Twins, From Dusk Until Dawn, Jerry Maguire and The Cat in the Hat.

She also collaborated with her spouse on Battlefield Earth and Gotti.

In his submit, Travolta thanked the overall health employees who had appeared immediately after his wife “as effectively as her lots of mates and loved types who have been by her facet”.

“I will be using some time to be there for my youngsters who have missing their mother, so forgive me in progress if you you should not hear from us for a when. But you should know that I will really feel your outpouring of enjoy in the weeks and months forward as we mend. All my adore, JT”.

The couple’s son Jett Travolta died at the age of 16 in January 2009 from a seizure through a loved ones holiday getaway in the Bahamas.

They have two other young children, Ella Bleu and Benjamin.

Her daughter wrote on Instagram: “I have never fulfilled any one as brave, strong, attractive and loving as you.”

A loved ones representative advised People today journal that she wished to maintain her cancer analysis non-public.

“She experienced been undergoing clinical treatment for some time, supported by her closest relatives and buddies,” the household rep states.

“She was a dazzling, lovely and loving soul who cared deeply about some others and who brought life to every thing she touched. Her loved ones asks for your comprehension of their will need for privacy at this time.”

Born Kelly Kamalelehua Smith in Honolulu, she changed her name to Kelly Preston just before securing her initially film purpose in the 1985 romcom Mischief, then appeared in a further teenager comedy, Magic formula Admirer.