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Catherine Zeta Jones53, shared her secret to a successful marriage with Still in Love! MichaelDouglas78. In a new interview, the Welsh-born actress – who recently celebrated her 22nd wedding anniversary with the acting legend – reflected on how their different upbringings played a role in finding common ground.
“I grew up in a working-class family in Wales; he was the son of Spartacus,” she agreed InStylewhile promoting her latest role as Morticia Addams on the hit Netflix series Wednesday. “We are both mostly quiet and very withdrawn people, but we have the opportunity to go out and eat out. This is Catherine on the red carpet… This is my lovely husband Michael on the red carpet. And then we go home and close our doors. And we have a very simple existence where we hang out a lot and have a lot of interests,” she explained, noting how her private life differs from her public persona.
Catherine – who is 25 years younger than her husband, whom she married in 2000 – also explained why she doesn’t set “relationship goals”. ant man Star. “I think it’s more about not thinking, firstly, that we’re on a pedestal where people are like, ‘Oh, that’s perfect,’ because nothing’s perfect — ever, never, never,” she said the fashion outlet . “But what we do have is a very respectful relationship as we don’t initially get consumed by each other’s careers and have interests and friends that aren’t just in our business,” she said.
The couple who share children dylan22 and Carys, 19, took to social media just a few days ago to celebrate her anniversary. “Happy Birthday to my beloved Catherine!” Michael wrote via Instagram on Nov. 18, sharing throwback photos from the couples’ wedding. “Love you so much @catherinezetajones.. #22years,” he added, also with a red heart. Catherine replied with a red heart, “I love you.” marriage goals!