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John Travolta: 'Son's death was worst thing that's happened to me'

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John Travolta has opened up about the death of his son Jett in an on-stage interview in London.

The Hollywood star described his child's passing as "the worst thing that's ever happened in my life".

A Conversation with John Travolta - with Barry Norman

Jett Travolta died aged 16 back in January 2009 following a seizure during a holiday in the Bahamas.

Grease actor Travolta was speaking at A Conversation With... event at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, in which he answered questions about his life and career.

Travolta said that he "didn't want to wake up" after Jett's death and that the Church of Scientology helped him recover in the following months.

John Travolta live on stage in the West End for An Audience with John Travolta John Travolta live on stage in the West End for A Conversation With John Travolta

"I will forever be grateful to Scientology for supporting me for two years solid, I mean Monday through Sunday," he said.

"They didn't take a day off, working through different angles of the techniques to get through grief and loss, and to make me feel that finally I could get through a day."

The actor also spoke about his mid-career struggles before he recovered his fame in 1994's Pulp Fiction.

"It got a little complicated for a few years," he said. "A lot of things added up to a five-year period that wasn't so good for me."


John Travolta dances at A Conversation With John Travolta

Thanking director Quentin Tarantino, he said: "There were people who were much hotter than me who wanted the role.

"But Quentin put his career on the line and refused to make the movie without me in it."

John Travolta celebrates his 60th birthday tomorrow (February 18). He was also handed a cake shaped like an aeroplane, in recognition of his love for aviation.


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