Kelly Preston has opened up about the death of her 16-year-old son Jett

Kelly Preston

The 50-year-old 'The Last Song' actress - who has been married to 58-year-old 'Savages' star John Travolta for 17 years - thinks that chemicals in food contributed to her son's autism, as well as the severe seizure that caused his death in 2009.

Speaking on an episode of 'The Doctors' - which airs in the US - Kelly said: "[Jett] was autistic. He had seizures and when he was very young, he had Kawasaki Syndrome (which can cause inflammation of the arteries and usually affects children between the ages of two and five years old)."

Jett died after suffering a seizure and hitting his head on a bathtub at the family's home at the Old Bahama Bay Hotel on Grand Bahama Island in the Caribbean and his mother believes chemicals caused it.

Kelly said: "I strongly believe as a mother, as does my husband, that there are certain contributing factors that lead to autism and some of it is very much the chemicals in our environment and in our food."
Kelly also blames her difficult "fast and hard" labor for Jett's problems, and antibiotics she took while breastfeeding him, which gave him thrush at the time, an infection of Candida yeast that has been linked by some studies to the symptoms of autism.

Kelly - who is also shares daughter Ella, 12, and son Benjamin, two, with her husband - said she wants to empower other parents and promote an organic lifestyle with fewer chemicals.

Kelly Preston has walked out on John Travolta after sting of allegations of sexual assaults

John Travolta and Kelly Preston

The 49-year-old actress is said to have told friends she has "had enough" following a string of allegations against the 'Pulp Fiction' star of sexual misconduct from a number of male masseurs, and the publication of pictures the star dressed as a woman at a private event in 1997.

A source told the National Enquirer magazine: "Kelly told me their marriage is over and made it clear that she's no longer living in the family home.

"She's put up with John's double life for decades while his behavior remained in the shadows.
"But all this coming out in public has humiliated her. Kelly is absolutely destroyed."

The photographs, which were obtained by National Enquirer, show the 58-year-old actor at a party in Los Angeles wearing a white dress with a bra visible underneath, a brown belt, fur stole, earrings and a necklace, and wears eyeliner, pink lipstick and a blonde wig.

John's lawyer Marty Singer has strongly denied the claims from four masseurs that the actor behaved inappropriately when they visited him at separate times.

John and Kelly - who married in 1992 - have children Ella, 12, and 18-month-old Benjamin together.
They also had a 16-year-old son, Jett, who tragically died in January 2009.

John Travolta's wife Kelly Preston wants to have another baby

John Travolta and Kelly Preston

The 49-year-old 'Jerry Maguire' star, who will reach the milestone age in October, said she would love to be pregnant again.

Speaking in a television interview with Amanda de Cadenet she revealed expanding her family help her expand her heart.

She said: "I always wanted to have more kids. I feel like I would even have another child, but it might be pushing it. I'm not afraid to love and to love deeply. My kids help me with that.

"They open up your heart so much. There's nothing like the love of a child. It's the greatest thing ever."

Kelly gave birth to her youngest son Benjamin in 2010 and she credits the toddler with helping her to cope with the loss of 16-year-old son Jett, who died after having a seizure on a family holiday in 2009.

The star - who is also a parent to 12-year-old daughter Ella Bleu - spoke about the feeling of loss after Jett's death.

She said: "Nobody should have to lose a child. It's unfathomable. But I'm here to say that you can get through it. You can live again. You can want to live again.

"Everybody grieves in their own way. I felt at times like I was drowning. It felt like a sea of wet blankets.

"And then I just peeled them off, layer by layer, so that I can now say, 'I want to live.' I love life. My life is beautiful and amazing."

Kelly Preston credits Scientology for helping her get over her son's death

John Travolta and Kelly Preston

The 49-year-old actress and husband John Travolta were left devastated when their 16-year-old son Jett passed away after suffering a seizure in 2009 and credits her faith with giving her the strength to work through her grief.

She said: "People were so beautiful - so, so extraordinary from all over the world. Everybody grieves in their own way. I felt at times like I was drowning. It felt like a sea of wet blankets. And then I just peeled them off, layer by layer, so that I can now say, 'I want to live. I love life. My life is beautiful and amazing.

"In Scientology, we have what's called 'auditing,' and that helps you to address things in your life and to strip them away and work through them. It's a path of spiritual enlightenment. Also, it helps rid the mind of painful experience completely. Through that, the people at my church literally held my hand and got me through. . .I will forever be indebted. You never forget, but I feel like the weight of the world was lifted."

Kelly - who also has daughter Ella, 12, and son Benjamin, 18 months, with John - admitted she still grieves for her son, but is thankful that she is able to be happy again.

Speaking on 'The Conversation With Amanda de Cadenet' - in an interview filmed before sexual assault claims were recently made against her husband - she added: "I've had enormous loss. Nobody should have to lose a child. It's unfathomable. But I'm here to say that you can get through it. You can live again. You can want to live again....

"There are still things that come up, for sure, but I am able to live. And to want to live. I can laugh. I'm - for the most part -happy. That's the greatest gift ever."

Benjamin was born in November 2010 and Kelly admitted she had some concerns about having another child, but says he and Ella help her to love more - and she won't rule out having more kids.

She added: "Having another child after this experience - we had to think about it, especially this late in life.
I always wanted to have more kids. I feel like I would even have another child, but it might be pushing it."

"I'm not afraid to love and to love deeply. My kids help me with that. They open up your heart so much. There's nothing like the love of a child... it's the greatest thing ever."

John Travolta's wife Kelly Preston lost 39lbs post-pregnancy

John Travolta & Kelly Preston with their children (JustJared.com)

The 49-year-old actress - who gave birth to son Benjamin, her third child with husband John Travolta, just over a year ago - revealed as an older mother she was worried about losing the baby weight but is thrilled with her new physique. 

She told People: "When I got pregnant at 48, I didn't know if my body would bounce back."

"I lost 39 lbs, have more energy than I had 20 years ago - and I feel amazing. I'm going to be turning 50 next year - holy s**t! Hey, 50 is the new 30."

Along with her delight over her weight loss, Kelly revealed the couple are besotted with Benjamin and can't believe he is already one year old.

She said: "We just celebrated Ben's first birthday. I can't believe it's already been a year."

Kelly and John's eldest child, 16-year-old Jett tragically passed away three years ago when he suffered a seizure while on a family holiday in the Bahamas and the actress - who also has a daughter Ella Bleu, 11, with her spouse - has previously revealed Benjamin has helped the entire family to cope with their loss.

She said: "It's been wonderfully healing. Of course, you know, we still - it's still every day. But it's been, I think, a really nice gift for a lot of people throughout the world.

"We've gotten the most beautiful letters. And the most beautiful notes of happiness. And I think - just sort of a sigh of relief, a bit. And that's been really nice to sort of share that with people."