One of the unwritten laws of Hollywood says that most of its popular representatives are extremely fickle in their feelings. Having turned their profession into a way of life, they meet most of their partners on set. However, no matter how strongly their romance begins, the general public, closely following the lives of celebrities, seem to expect from the outset that it will gradually decline, bringing them closer and closer to the end of their relationship. Love with an expiration date is the curse of the stars.
Of course, there are also couples who manage to overcome both the tests of time and the pressures of media and fame, holding on to all those reasons that brought them together in the first place. Moreover, their passion does not lose its intensity. On the contrary, it only grows over the years.
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Examples of this are Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas, who got married more than two decades ago, a time that amounts to almost an eternity by the standards of the Mecca of cinema, where everything is frighteningly fleeting, including human relationships. Despite their high social status, which entails all kinds of benefits, actors are no different from all other husbands.
Regardless of the opinion of many, they also face problems that can sometimes question their coexistence, as actually happened in 2013. Then the couple separated for a short time, but fortunately the breakup of their life together, during which each of them had to deal with difficulties of a different nature, made them understand that they really could not do without each other.
In a recent interview with the Telegraph newspaper, the 53-year-old Oscar winner opened up about the good and bad times she and her husband had been through.
“If you live with the same person, waking up next to him every morning, then it is impossible not to have ups and downs in your union, and I have been waking up next to Mike for almost 25 years. I like being married but he still seems crazy when I think about it. The situation is like a Chanel bag you spent a fortune on. You think you’re tired of her and you’re thinking of selling her, but you can’t because deep down you know you’re attached to her, that you love her…”the star frankly shared in conversation with the tabloid.
The attractive brunette, who continues to dominate men’s hearts, proving that she was rightly chosen to play the beautiful Elena Montenero in The Mask of Zorro, has revealed that the secret of her marriage is mutual respect. She is of the opinion that if you treat someone right, the two of you will make it through to the end, no matter what obstacles you might encounter along the way.
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“I never thought there was a huge age difference between us, even though he’s 25 years older than me,” admits Jones. “I remember people in the past pointing out that when I turned 50, he would be 75. … But that’s just math“, she is emphatic.
An interesting detail is that he and Douglas were born on the same date, September 25 to be exact, but a quarter of a century apart. They celebrated their last joint personal vacation on the island of Sardinia, where they spent a few days on their friends’ luxury yacht. For the special evening, however, they disembarked the ship ashore to toast their honor by visiting a fine-dining restaurant.
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