Catherine Zeta-Jones, aged 55, openly discusses skepticism surrounding her marriage to Michael Douglas, 80, with their upcoming 25th wedding anniversary in sight.
Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas, a pair who have faced their fair share of ups and downs, are celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary. The couple, who tied the knot in a lavish ceremony in 2000, have proven the naysayers wrong by maintaining a successful marriage despite a 25-year age gap.
Their journey hasn't been without challenges. In 2013, they briefly separated following Douglas' tongue cancer battle and Zeta-Jones' bipolar disorder diagnosis. However, their love and connection have seen them through, and they have since returned to their life together.
Zeta-Jones, currently working on the Netflix series 'Wednesday', has expressed her appreciation for the amount of work her parents put in raising her and her two brothers in Swansea. She also described having children as one of the most amazing joys of her life and one of her biggest achievements.
The couple has two children, Dylan and Carys, who are 24 and 21 years old, respectively. Zeta-Jones has revealed that she and Douglas have a low-key family staycation style, taking their children on UK trips to Butlin's and Legoland, despite their combined net worth of £250million ($360million).
Zeta-Jones has also shared her worry about her children while they were playing during these family staycations, fearing they might be injured due to ceiling fans. To ensure her children spend quality time with her family, she insists they spend two weeks in her native Wales every year.
Despite the initial skepticism, the couple has surpassed expectations, celebrating a quarter-century together. Their marriage seems rooted in mutual understanding and shared values rather than the age difference, as Zeta-Jones remarked on the irrelevance of the age gap in their daily lives.
Zeta-Jones described her marriage as full of 'love and fun', a sentiment that seems to echo in their family trips and their ability to find joy in simple, low-key staycations. Their children, too, have enjoyed bucket list trips abroad to places like India, Patagonia, Africa, and Cambodia.
As they celebrate their 25th anniversary, it's clear that Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas have built a strong bond that defies the odds, proving that love knows no age.
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Their journey through relationships, marked by challenges like health issues and personal struggles, has been a testament to their enduring love and commitment, reflected in their successful 25-year marriage. Amidst their lavish lifestyle and celebrity status, the Douglas-Zeta Jones family values quality time together, evident in their choice of UK staycations for their shared entertainment.
