If there’s one thing that John Travolta likes, it’s his co-stars. No, seriously, almost everyone he’s dated publicly has been a co-star at one point; it’s truly fascinating! While many already know about his nearly three-decade romance with his dearly departed wife, Kelly Preston, Travolta has had quite a few love stories that even long-time fans may have forgotten about.
For instance, before he got together with Preston, Travolta was in a relationship with a woman nearly 20 years his senior, whom he was desperately in love with but tragically passed away. He also had an on-again-off-again relationship with someone for well over a decade and had quite a few alleged flings with co-stars and huge international movie stars.
Recently, in 2024, he was linked to his Cash Out co-star Kristen Davis. While there has been no confirmation or denial about their alleged crushes. Many fans are keeping a close eye on this possible blooming Romance.
From his marriage to Preston to the PR setup with Brooke Shields, John Travolta has had quite an interesting dating history since the 1970s.
Below, check out all of the women Travolta has been paired with over the years.
Anita Gillette (1976)
John Travolta and Anita Gillette briefly dated in 1976, per WhosDatedWho. There’s not much known about their romance, but we do know they dated briefly, so around a few months.
Diana Hyland (1976-1977)
Right after Travolta’s brief romance with Anita Gillette, he started dating his The Boy in the Plastic Bubble co-star Diana Hyland the same year. (For those who don’t know, there was a big age gap: he was 23 at the time, and she was 41 when they first got together.)
“I have never been more in love with anyone in my life,” he said to People in June 1977, a year after they got together and soon after she died. “I thought I was in love before, but I wasn’t. From the moment I met her, I was attracted. We were like two maniacs talking all the time on the set of Bubble. After a month, it became romantic. I had more fun with Diana than I ever had in my life.”
Tragically, Hyland died the following year, in 1977, from breast cancer. He reportedly flew to her side to spend her last days with her, despite his hectic schedule. He later admitted that they planned on moving in together, and marrying.
Marilu Henner (1978-1989)
A year later, Travolta started dating again: this time with his pal, Marilu Henner. While they met back in 1974 for the musical Over Here, they didn’t start dating in 1978 after they bonded while doing Grease on Broadway. They dated on-and-off for 13 years, per For Woman First.
“He’s just a great guy. I adore him,” Henner said in an interview with KLTA. “Our families were very similar, and we connected right away because we both have three sisters and two brothers. His mother taught drama, my mother taught dance. His father sold tires, my father sold cars. So, we had a lot of commonality.”
There have been musings that they lived together, and that they were even engaged at one point.
Catherine Deneuve (1980)
John Travolta and Catherine Deneuve were seen out together quite a few times during their brief fling in 1980.
Brooke Shields (1981)
Brooke Shields’ mother thought it would be a great idea for her daughter to date John Travolta for PR, and that’s exactly what happened. When Travolta was 27, he agreed to go on a few dates with Shields, despite her being literally 16.
Shields discussed it all in her 2014 memoir, There Was a Little Girl: The Real Story of My Mother and Me.
Kelly Preston (1991-2020)
Kelly Preston and Travolta met on the set of The Experts in 1987, and years prior, Preston talked about how Travolta was her celebrity crush.
Their romance blossomed quickly, and they married just three years later in 1991. Specifically, per People, he proposed to her on New Year’s Eve 1991, and within a few months, they married at Hotel de Crillon in Paris.
In their marriage, they welcomed three children in their marriage: a son named Jett, who was born on April 1992 and tragically died in 2009, a daughter named Ella Bleu, born on April 2000, and another on named Benjamin, born on Nov 2010.
They were together until her passing in 2020 from breast cancer.
Kristin Davis (2024)
So Travolta’s romance with Kristin Davis is all over a reported crush. We don’t know if they’re dating yet, but many insiders claim a romance could definitely start. Earlier in 2024, insiders told Closer Weekly that the pair started liking one another while filming the movie Cash Out.
“People who’ve seen them together say it’s obvious he’s totally smitten. [Davis] has been saying John’s a cool guy and telling people how funny he is. John’s been gushing to everyone that Kristin’s smart and beautiful. Their friends think they’re perfect for each other and that if John doesn’t take a chance, he’ll miss out on a great opportunity,” they said.
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