The hot news of 1981 was that John Travolta was dating Brooke Shields. This would have been a little creepy given their age difference, but it turns out it wasn’t true. Her Travolta “romance” was just a friendship, as with most of Brooke’s teenage dalliances. Per The Washington Post, Travolta rang Teri Shields to ask if he could take Brooke out to dinner, and even though she wasn’t usually allowed to “date,” her momager immediately spotted a publicity opportunity.
People reported that “Endless Love” and Travolta’s “Blow Out” were about to be released, so a fauxmance made for good tabloid fodder. However, their relationship was strictly platonic. In her autobiography, Brooke admitted she lost her virginity to Dean Cain when she was 22. Funnily enough, Brooke blamed her toxic relationship with her mother for her subsequent split from Cain. However, despite Brooke and Travolta not dating, they developed a close friendship. “Mom encouraged friendships with people like George Michael, Michael Jackson, and John Travolta because I believe she was impressed by their genuinely sweet natures as well as their level of fame,” she wrote in her book.
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“It is [the most stage-managed liaison] since Kermit and Miss Piggy, but once thrown together, John and Brooke seem to have developed a genuine fondness for one another, even if it is just platonic,” People wrote. “Brooke exudes goodness,” Travolta said. “She’s untainted. You don’t want anyone to hurt her or say the wrong things because she’s special.”
