John Travolta, 71, shared a heartwarming Instagram photo on Sunday featuring his children, daughter Ella Bleu, 25, and son Ben, 15. In the image, captured outdoors on a nighttime city street, Ben noticeably towers over his father while Ella smiles and rests her head on Travolta’s shoulder. Travolta wraps an arm around Ben affectionately.
The actor captioned the post to his 5.6 million followers: “My beautiful babies in my belated Christmas card 2025. Hope all is going well.” Ella responded in the comments with three red heart emojis, and the photo has garnered over 108,000 likes so far.
Family Background and Tributes to Kelly Preston
Travolta shares Ella and Ben with his late wife, Kelly Preston, who passed away from breast cancer in July 2020 at age 57. The couple also had a son, Jett, who tragically died from a seizure in 2009 at age 16.
Travolta honors Preston’s memory through regular social media tributes. On what would have been her 63rd birthday last October, he posted a song he recorded in her honor, alongside a photo of her. The caption read: “I recorded this song for Kelly and I want to share it with you all on her birthday. Happy birthday Kelly, we love you. -John, Ella and Ben.” Ella added three red heart emojis.
Last Mother’s Day, Travolta shared an old family photo with the message: “Happy Mother’s Day Kelly! You did a great job!! We love you!”
Close Bond with Daughter Ella and New Year Celebrations
Travolta maintains a particularly close relationship with Ella, often supporting each other on social media. Ahead of his latest post, he rang in the New Year with her, sharing video of fireworks at midnight. He captioned it: “Happy New Year! Have the best 2026!”
Upcoming Collaboration: Black Tides
The father-daughter pair stars together in the upcoming action thriller Black Tides, directed by Renny Harlin and written by Chris Sparling and Ángel Agudo. The story follows Bill Pierce (Travolta), an estranged father attempting to reconnect with his daughter Rebecca (Ella Bleu) and grandson Sebastian (Dylan Torrell). Their sailboat faces attacks from rogue orcas off Spain’s southern coast, sparking a desperate fight for survival across open waters.
Travolta and Ella have previously collaborated on The Poison Rose in 2019 and Old Dogs in 2009.
