Fans are buzzing over recent online photos shared of John Travolta and Kelly Preston’s son, which come three years after the dad divulged the heart-to-heart conversation he had with his son about his mom’s death. Hollywood icon John Travolta’s son, Benjamin Travolta, recently celebrated his 14th birthday. To mark the special occasion, his loving dad and sister, Ella Bleu Travolta, took to Instagram to dedicate posts to him, which prompted a flurry of comments from social media users, who marveled at how grown Benjamin looks.

The “Grease” star shared a heartwarming photo of his beloved son, who was dressed in a black t-shirt and was receiving affectionate licks on his face from the family dog. “Happy birthday my Ben. Your dad loves you! And so does Peanut!” captioned John alongside the image. Ella’s post displayed the young boy looking out into the distance while sitting on a boat on the water, against the backdrop of a beautiful sunset and mountains. He wore a blue t-shirt and his hair appeared slightly longer than it was in his dad’s photo. “Happy Birthday Benjamin!!!!!! I love you,” expressed the big sister in her caption.

Social media users who saw the birthday dedications flocked to the comment sections of each post to shower Benjamin with love and compliments. “Happy Birthday Ben you are looking so grown up Peanut is giving you sweet kisses! ,” penned a fan.

Another echoed, “Happy 14th Birthday Ben! You have become such a handsome young man.,” while someone else marveled, “OMG Ben is so grown, Happy Birthday Ben!! .” A fellow surprised admirer wrote, “Omg i didn’t even recognize him. He has changed in the last few years. Happy 14th birthday, don’t be sad. Enjoy life. Embrace it everyday be thankful and grateful that you get to wake up every day and you have an amazing father and an amazing sister. ️ [sic].”

More pleasantly surprised comments ensued, with another observer stating, “Oh my goodness you are growing up so fast! Happy Birthday Ben! Wow 14 years! I am a longtime fan of your Dad and follow him on instagram. I love seeing the videos of your many talents! Keep it up Ben [sic]!” “He has changed so much, happy birthday Ben blessings […],” added a spectator. Seemingly detecting a sense of sorrow in Benjamin’s expression in Ella’s photo, an Instagrammer observed, “He looks so sad! ,” before they wished him well with, “Hope you had a great birthday Benjamin! .”

Referencing Benjamin, his dad and famous late mother, Kelly Preston, an admirer gushed, “Such a beautiful mix of the two of you. Happy birthday precious Ben! I hope you have a beautiful day today! Love.” While Benjamin’s mom may be gone, she will never be forgotten, as both John and Ella (who have social media accounts) frequently post about her. One such instance saw the “Pulp Fiction” actor share a beautiful Mother’s Day post. He shared three photos showing Kelly being a doting mom to all her kids (including Jett Travolta, who sadly passed away years ago, at the age of 16). “Happy Mother’s Day Kelly. We love you we miss you,” read John’s caption.

Kelly sadly passed away at 57 in 2020 following a two-year battle with breast cancer. A year after her demise, John opened up about the emotional conversation he had with Benjamin about Kelly’s death. He appeared on an episode of famous actor and comedian Kevin Hart’s Peacock series “Hart to Heart,” where he recalled something Benjamin had said to him one night when the father and son were out for a walk. According to his doting dad, Benjamin disclosed, “Because mom passed away, I’m afraid you’re going to.”