Hollywood couples navigate long-term relationships and personal tragedies

Profiles of long-standing Hollywood marriages highlight the personal challenges and dynamics of celebrity life.

John Travolta and the late Kelly Preston shared a decades-long relationship that began in the late 1980s. The couple married in 1991 and had two children, Jett and Ella Bleu. Their family faced significant tragedy when their eldest son, Jett, passed away in 2009 at age 16 following a seizure. Kelly Preston later passed away in 2020 at age 57 after a two-year battle with breast cancer.

Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas have maintained a marriage for 26 years. Zeta-Jones attributes the longevity of their relationship to the balance they strike between their individual careers and personal time. The couple has navigated health challenges, including Douglas’s 2013 throat cancer diagnosis and Zeta-Jones’s struggle with bipolar disorder. They currently reside in New York and have two children, Dylan and Cary, who are also pursuing acting careers.