Catherine Zeta Jones Reveals The Secret To Making Her 22-Year Marriage To Michael Douglas A Success

Catherine Zeta-Jones, 53, shared her concealed to a palmy matrimony with Still smitten! Michael Douglas, 78. In a caller interview, the Welsh-born histrion — who precocious celebrated her 22nd wedding day to the acting fable — reflected connected however their antithetic upbringings played a relation successful uncovering communal ground.

“I was brought up successful a working-class household successful Wales; helium was the lad of Spartacus,” she said to InStyle, portion promoting her latest relation of Morticia Addams successful Netflix’s deed bid Wednesday. “We some are predominantly rather quiescent and precise backstage people, but we person the quality to beryllium capable to spell retired and spell to dinner. This is Catherine connected the reddish carpet…This is my beauteous hubby Michael connected the reddish carpet. And past we spell location and adjacent our doors. And we person a precise elemental beingness wherever we conscionable bent a lot, and we person a batch of interests,” she explained, noting however their backstage beingness is differentiated from their nationalist personas.

Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas precocious celebrated their 22nd wedding anniversary. (Priscilla Grant/Everett Collection)

Catherine — who is 25 years younger than her husband, who she wed successful 2000 — besides explained wherefore she isn’t large connected mounting “relationship goals” with the Ant-Man star. “I deliberation it’s much astir not thinking, for one, that we are connected a pedestal successful which radical go, ‘Oh, that’s perfect,’ due to the fact that thing is cleanable — ever, ever, ever, ever,” she said to the manner outlet. “But what we bash person is simply a precise respectful relationship, successful that archetypal of all, we’re not consumed by eacah other’s careers, and we person interests and friends that are not solely successful our business,” she said.

The couple, who stock kids Dylan, 22, and Carys, 19, took to societal media conscionable days agone to celebrate their anniversary. “Happy Anniversary to my darling Catherine!” Michael penned via Instagram connected Nov. 18, sharing throwback photos of the pairs’ wedding. “I emotion you truthful overmuch @catherinezetajones.. #22years,” helium besides added with a reddish heart. Catherine responded back, “Love you,” with a reddish heart. Marriage goals!