The Tragic Death Of John Travolta's First Love, Diana Hyland

John Travolta met his first love, Diana Hyland, on the set of their made-for-TV movie The Boy in the Plastic Bubble in 1976 (pictured above). In a shocking tragedy, Hyland died at 41 from breast cancer, according to the Daily Mail. She had a mastectomy two years prior, per the outlet, but when she got her second diagnosis, she only had two weeks left to live. Travolta, who was filming Saturday Night Fever, hastily left New York to be with her when she died.

In a 1977 interview with People, Travolta shared he had big plans for his future with Hyland: "I picked out a house, and Diana and I were planning on moving in right after this movie. If she was alive, it is very possible I would have married her." He acknowledged he "had more fun" with her than he ever had before. Travolta admitted, "And the odd thing is just before we met I thought I would never have a successful relationship. She told me that she too had thought the same thing. Then, bam."

Cherishing Hyland's memory, Travolta told People, "I gave her great joy the last months of her life. I always feel she is with me — I mean her intentions are. Diana always wanted the world for me in every possible way." Similarly, his Instagram post about wife Kelly Preston's July 2020 death acknowledges he'll never forget her either: "Kelly's love and life will always be remembered."

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