Michael Douglas told how he makes his children spend time with him – 2024-04-20 09:39:58

At 79 years old, the renowned actor Michael Douglas He does not hesitate to talk about the moments with his family with his wife, also actress Catherine Zeta-Jones, 54 years old.

The couple has two children Dylan, 23, and Carys, 20. He also has a 45-year-old son, the result of his relationship with his ex-wife Diandra Luker.

In an interview during the Today program, the famous actor shared how he spends time with his minor children and joked that he “seduces” them with luxurious trips.

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“Catherine and I are lucky that our children Dylan and Carys still like to travel with us… So we just finished five weeks in India over Christmas. And we are always planning next year, what our trips will be and where we will go,” Douglas said in the aforementioned interview, as published People.

When asked if he likes spending time with his adult children, he answered that “it’s just a pleasure… Especially when you’re not forcing them. [Yo] I said, ‘Catherine, look, they actually want to hang out with us. I said, ‘You know, it’s good.'”

“We have good trips… We seduce them with good places to go,” he joked.

Michael Douglas y Catherine Zeta-Jones

Despite their age difference, Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones have managed to become one of the strongest couples in Hollywood. Their relationship began in 1988 and they married in 2000.

The nation He reported that their first date was with the intervention of actor Antonio Banderas and his wife Melanie Griffith. The married couple took advantage of a trip to France to coordinate a private dinner for Douglas and Zeta-Jones.

The aforementioned media says that in an interview with host Jonathan Ross, Douglas said that at that dinner, he told Catherine: “You know, I’m going to be the father of your children.” Catherine recalled to The New Yorker that she felt stunned. “I replied: ‘very good. I read a lot about you. I saw a lot about you. I heard a lot about you. Good night’. I went to bed and got up at five in the morning. I flew to London, changed planes, went to Aberdeen and got on a ferry to cross to the Isle of Mull. Once there, there was a big bouquet of flowers that said, ‘I’m sorry if I scared you. Love, Michael Douglas.’ He always says that the florist who brought those flowers to the Isle of Mull saved his life. If someone says that he is going to be the father of your children when you first meet him, it is a little scary. But, unfortunately, he was right,” he confessed.

Then they began to communicate by telephone and go out together. They sealed their relationship when they said yes in 2000.