John Travolta and Kelly Preston Introduce Baby Benjamin

By Kelly Fisher Posted Jan 12th 2011 08:15AM

Kelly Preston, John Travolta on Hello! Magazine

Proud parents John Travolta and Kelly Preston are ready to introduce new son Benjamin Hunter Kaleo to the world.

"For us it's been uplifting," Travolta, 56, told Hello! about having a baby. "Especially when he smiles at me and seems contented in my arms. He's given the house a renewed spirit and purpose."

Big sister Ella Bleu, 10, is also excited for her new role as "Mommy's helper" and covers Benjamin with kisses.

After trying to conceive for three years, the couple received "the best news" that Preston, 48, was expecting. They made the announcement last spring on Travolta's official website.

"It's impossible to keep a secret ... especially one as wonderful as this," they wrote. "We want to be the first to share this great news with everyone that we are expecting a new addition to our family. Love, John, Kelly and Ella."

The family's happy news comes just two years after the death of their son Jett, 16, who suffered a fatal seizure.

According to Hello!, the new family portraits serve as a starting point for the Jett Travolta Foundation, a fundraising organization started by the couple to help other children suffering from conditions similar to Jett's.

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Wednesday 12 January

By pandi7546

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He has his daddy's eyes and hairline. When baby Benjamin's hair starts to fill in and his eyebrows get darker, the resemblance will be obvious. Congrats!

By cerebralmamma

G-d bless the family. That baby is one handsome little fellow who looks very much like his dad. May he bring The family and himself nothing but joy.

By Monica

Congrats to John, Kelly & Ella on the new baby!! So nice to hear some good news after such a tragedy! Wishing you all many years of happiness together!!

By Melu

Are you kidding? That baby look like Kelly with John's chin! Look at the dimple!

CONGRATS TO THE TRAVOLTA FAMILY!

By Lori

My God you people,Its a baby. Stop picking on him.You say the baby doesn't look like them? Suri didn't really look like her parents. They grow into their looks as they get older. Can't we just say congrats to a lovely couple and move on?

By Mamabear

I am Italian, and my husband is Irish. When our daughter was born, she looked Asian! Now she looks exactly like me. Babies evolve so much during the first year. It's wonderful that they were able to have this healthy baby. COngratulations!!

By HB

This is very wonderful news!... I wish you all the joy and happiness and blessings...

By mary

How pathetic & miserable can people get ? Who cares who that baby looks or doesn't look like ? " LOTS OF LUCK , HEALTH & HAPPINESS " , WOULD BE MORE APPROPRIATE. God Bless the Travolta family. Peace & Love Always

And by the way if that beautiful baby was adopted ," HOW WONDERFUL " Critical people make me sick.

By marie

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Considering all the bad press Scientology is getting from former high ranking members and ever increasing rumblings of JT's closeted (but not really) gay status, this picture was predictable...VERY predictable. I wish the child a better future than most celeb kids but I do suspect JT's personal life is anything but stable or healthy.

By New York

Marie do you actually believe everything you read??? So sorry for you.

By Linda

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Um, who cares.

By Kat2988

The rich can have babies so late in life, unfortunately some of us can't because we can't afford the 10,000 a shot for the IVF, but still, they have been through alot and deserve this, blessings to John and Kelly on the birth of Benjamin, he looks just like his daddy!

By just saying

Cute baby!

By calibear

u guys do know that john hair is not real it is a toupue fake hair hello so very true .

By WTF

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Whose fingers are that on the upper part of the baby????

By ccwstauffer

Not mine, but I would guess that unless John Travolta is double jointed that hand would be Kelly Prestons

By MC

I noticed the same thing. Kind of odd. I think it is Kelly's fingers but why don't we see her arm in the photo too. Unless the baby was falling forward while the photo was taken and another person held the other side of him so that wouldn't happen.

By lolasmama

Who cares if the baby looks like them? Who cares if he is not their biological baby? I am happy for them and wish them only happy times.

Kelly is wearing a short sleeve shirt and the lower hand holding the baby is wearing a sweater ...... the upper hand on the baby can't belong to either Kelly or John - the baby looks like it was photoshopped in!

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