Catherine Zeta-Jones says she’ll raise her face mask to let husband Michael Douglas ‘passionately kiss her’ on 20th wedding anniversary in quarantine
Hollywood royalty Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas are set to celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary later this year, but they’ll be doing it in lockdown-style.
Catherine, 50, and Michael, 75, will reach their 20-year milestone on November 18, and in a new interview with PEOPLE Magazine, the Welsh actress reveals it will be a strictly socially-distanced affair due to coronavirus.
‘We won’t be doing any great big party,’ Catherine tells the publication. ‘Not that I’m a big party fan anyway. It would be nice to get all our friends together in one space, but we’re not doing that until we’re completely out of the woods.
Keep your distance! Catherine Zeta-Jones, 50, says she’ll raise her face mask to let husband Michael Douglas, 75, ‘passionately kiss her’ on upcoming 20th wedding anniversary
‘So I will raise my mask and let my husband passionately kiss me, then I will put it firmly back on.’
Catherine revealed that the pair are currently on lockdown with their two children, son Dylan, 19, and their daughter Carys, 17. She remarked that she’s been ‘loving’ the family reunion as Dylan has been away studying at college while Carys attends a school in Switzerland.
Catherine and Michael first met one another in 1998, and their relationship immediately caught attention due to their 25-year age-gap.
Young love: Catherine and Michael first met one another in 1998, and their relationship immediately caught attention due to their 25-year age-gap (pictured above in 1999)
In 2019, Michael made a light-hearted joke about it on The Ellen DeGeneres show quipping: “Catherine, my wife, and I have the same birthday,’ adding: ‘Twenty-five years apart, the same day, but who’s counting?’
Meanwhile in 2017, Catherine spoke frankly about the realities of a long-lasting marriage.
‘I think it’s just unfathomable to me that you would be with one person for 18 years, and things are not rosy every day. They’re just not,’ she in an interview.
Put your mask on: Hollywood royalty Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas are set to celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary this year, but they’ll be doing it lockdown-style
‘My mother and father were married for 52 years and they were a wonderful blueprint for me, because I’ve seen the good, the bad, and the ugly with them, and they’re still going strong.’
Catherine and Michael tied the knot at New York’s Plaza Hotel in November 2000 in front of guests including Michael Caine, Sean Connery and Brad Pitt. The couple struck a £1 million photo deal with UK title OK! Magazine for exclusive rights.
However, rival magazine Hello! published some secretly taken shots, which sparked a High Court battle, during which Catherine gave evidence. Eventually, Hello! paid out more than £1 million.
Legendary: Catherine and Michael tied the knot at New York’s Plaza Hotel in November 2000 in front of guests including Michael Caine, Sean Connery and Brad Pitt