John Travolta is a proud dad.
The actor, 71, took to Instagram on Wednesday, November 12, and shared a uncommon video of his 14-year-old son Ben climbing up a snowy mountain. When the teenager reached the highest, he smiled and admired the views of the ocean under and extra mountains within the distance.
“Ain't no mountain excessive sufficient for my son Ben. Love from Norway,” John captioned the put up, which he set to the tune of Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell's “Ain't No Mountain Excessive Sufficient.”
John's followers flocked to the remark part with reward for father and son.
“Unbelievable. You're doing a tremendous job elevating these children,” one fan gushed. “I'm positive Kelly [Preston] could be thrilled and ever so proud.”
Preston, John's late spouse and Ben's mom, died in July 2020 following a two-year battle with breast most cancers. The 57-year-old married John in 1991, and apart from Ben, the couple had shared daughter Ella, 25, and son Jett, who handed away in 2009 at age 16 after struggling a seizure.
“She fought a brave battle with the love and assist of so many,” Travolta wrote in an Instagram put up saying her demise. “Forgive me upfront in case you don't hear from us for some time. However please know that I'll really feel your outpouring of affection within the weeks and months forward as we heal.”
A supply instructed Us Weekly on the time that Preston was “the center and soul who saved the household united” and that she and John have been “true companions.”
The supply mentioned that “Ella and Kelly have been greatest mates and inseparable, and naturally Benjamin worshiped his mother.”
John repeatedly pays tribute to Preston by way of social media. On Mom's Day final 12 months, he posted photographs of her with their children, writing, “we miss you.”
Whereas Ben explores the outside, his sister is following in her mother and father' footsteps. It was reported in October that Ella has a job in John's upcoming thriller, Black Tides.
Based on the outlet, Black Tides follows an estranged father (John) attempting to reconnect along with his daughter (Melissa Barrera) and grandson (Dylan Torrell) throughout a crusing journey off the Spanish coast. Bother ensues when a pod of orcas assault their boat and the sailors should battle for his or her lives.
Filming lately came about in Gran Canaria, Spain, and particulars on Ella's character have but to be disclosed. Black Tides is her fifth movie function. She beforehand appeared in 2009's Outdated Canine and 2019's The Poison Rose alongside John. Her different movies, Get Misplaced and Good Folks, are awaiting launch.
“I all the time bounce on the alternative to do one thing with my dad and we all the time have probably the most enjoyable doing one thing collectively,” Ella instructed Folks in 2023. “So, hopefully we'll do one thing quickly once more. Possibly one other undertaking or film. I'm all the time up for that.”
As she pursues appearing, Ella has additionally recorded music, together with her first EP, 2024's Colours of Love.
“Just about my entire life, I've all the time cherished performing, the humanities basically,” she mentioned throughout a recent interview on Today, saying “it was very inspirational to have that round me since I used to be little.”
She referred to as John a useful profession information “as a result of he's been on this trade — the film trade and the music trade — perpetually, so he is aware of learn how to defend me in that sense.”
