At 68, Michael Douglas is 25 years older than his wife Catherine Zeta-Jones, and it’s probably for the best — Catherine’s day job involves simulating sex with some of the world’s sexiest men and a younger man might let jealousy go to his head.
Catherine has shared the big screen with Brad Pitt, Antonio Banderas and most recently, Russell Crowe.
She has enjoyed steamy scenes with all of them, but it doesn’t bother Michael, her husband of 13 years.
“When you are on set, it’s work mode,” Catherine tells the March issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly. “I remember a few years ago, when I was doing Ocean’s Twelve and Michael said, ‘What are you doing today?’ and I said, ‘I’m sleeping with Brad Pitt’ and he was like, ‘Good for you, love, have a good one’. My point is, it’s work.”
Catherine’s next role is in Broken City, which sees her finally star alongside long-time friend Russell.
“We go back 21 years, to when all these ex-pats came to LA, including Russell and myself,” she says. “We were vying for roles and going for interviews and castings.
“There was a whole bunch of us and Russell and I were part of that. So I’ve known him for years and he is a good friend, a lovely guy, and I’ve always wanted to work with Russell.
“But nothing has ever come up that he was cast in that I was suitable for, or vice versa, until Broken City. So, as you can imagine, I was thrilled when he joined the cast.”
Broken City opens in cinemas around the country on Thursday, March 7.
