Michael Douglas And Catherine Zeta-Jones Mark Their 19th Wedding Anniversary

Nov 19, 2019 by apost team

The two entertainers recently rang in their 19th wedding anniversary together. The pair began dating in 1999 and married in 2000. They share two teenage children together and have continued into their golden years to work on entertainment projects.

Michael Douglas, probably best known for his role in "Basic Instinct," and "Fatal Attraction," is 75-years-old and says that his marriage has stayed strong because he puts communication and courtesy first. He told US Weekly that those are the two key things he knows he needs to put above all else to keep his marriage to Catherine strong. 

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In a sweet social media tribute to her husband, Catherine Zeta-Jones posted a black and white photo of her and Michael from their earlier years. Next to the photo, she wrote, "Dancing in to our 20th year! Happy Anniversary my love. Such a beautiful letter from my father in law. I am touched." 

The letter was from Kirk Douglas and was typed on one of his letterheads and signed by the "Spartacus" star "Daddy Kirk." The letter read:

"Dear Michael and Catherine, Happy anniversary! Michael, you learned a very important lesson, to stay married you must obey your wife! Keep practicing what I do with my wife."

Kirk Douglas, 102 and his wife Anne Buydens, 100, have been married for 65 years. 

Michael and Catherine are 25 years apart and were born on the same day. The 75-year-old mentioned how he and Catherine had an immediate spark from the very second they saw each other across the room. He told the audience at the Paley Center for American Media as cited by the Hollywood Reporter:

 "I looked at her, and I said, 'Catherine, I’m going to be the father of your children,'" Douglas said at the event. "The first time I met her! You think that went over big?"

When speaking to Access on the red carpet, Michael Douglas also shared that it is often commonplace to take the person closest to you for granted. He mentioned that sometimes people often make a bigger effort with a total stranger than with their partner.

However, he said that he always focuses on remembering how fortunate he is to have Catherine in his life, reminding himself continuously to make a conscious effort to remember every day what an exceptional woman she is.

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