Kirstie Alley and John Travolta were never romantically involved, but that wasn\u2019t how she initially wanted it.<\/p>\n
Alley, who died Monday at the age of 71 after a brief illness, often talked of her feelings for Travolta, whom she called the \u201cgreatest love\u201d of her life.<\/p>\n
The pair starred together \u201cLook Who\u2019s Talking\u201d film franchise (the first movie hit theaters in 1989). During an appearance in 2018 on \u201cCelebrity Big Brother U.K.\u201d, Alley talked about how easy it is to fall in love with leading men.<\/p>\n
She named two co-stars she said she developed feelings for, but never fully consummated the attraction: Patrick Swayze and Travolta.<\/p>\n
\u201cI almost ran off and married John. I did love him, I still love him,\u201d Alley said. \u201cIf I hadn\u2019t been married I would\u2019ve gone and married him and I would\u2019ve been in an airplane because he has his [own plane.]\u201d<\/p>\n
The same year she appeared on the reality show, the \u201cCheers\u201d star also talked about Travolta during a conversation on \u201cThe Dan Wootton Interview\u201d podcast. She said not sleeping with the movie star was \u201cthe hardest decision I\u2019ve ever made because I was madly in love with him.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were fun and funny together,\u201d she said. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t a sexual relationship because I\u2019m not going to cheat on my husband.\u201d<\/p>\n
Alley was married to actor Parker Stevenson at the time. The couple divorced in 1997.<\/p>\n
In 2013, Alley told Howard Stern Travolta also had feelings for her, but didn\u2019t act on them because of her marriage.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt took me years to not look at John as a romantic interest,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Travolta married actress Kelly Preston in 1991. Alley told Wooten that Preston put her foot down about her flirting with her husband.<\/p>\n
\u201cKelly came up to me and they were married then, and she said, \u2018Why are you flirting with my husband?\u2019\u201d Alley said. \u201cAnd that was sort of when I had to make a decision and that was pretty much the end of that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Travolta paid tribute to Alley on social media Monday.<\/p>\n
\u201cKirstie was one of the most special relationships I\u2019ve ever had,\u201d he wrote in the caption on a post on his verified Instagram account. \u201cI love you Kirstie. I know we will see each other again.\u201d<\/p>\n