John Travolta has revealed he got violent revenge on a childhood bully and it lead the pair to become good friends.

Speaking at the premiere of wife Kelly Preston’s new vengeance-themed film Death Sentence, John told the New York Daily News: “There was a bully on my block who teased me for 8 years.”

“When I was 13, I found the strength to lift him over my head and throw him on the ground. I felt so vindicated.”

“After that, we were good friends. So maybe that’s how you know you’re my friend - if I lift you over my head and body-slam you.”