Catherine Zeta-Jones is already enthusiastic about her subsequent relationship after Michael Douglas. However she’s trying approach off sooner or later… so she’s skewing a bit younger…
Late final week, The Masks of Zorro actress appeared on Late Evening with Seth Meyers to advertise Season 2 of Wednesday. She gushed concerning the present, her co-stars, and gaining an entire “new technology” of followers who tune into the Netflix authentic. However she misplaced the gang a bit when she mirrored on a latest interplay with a younger boy…
The 55-year-old remarked:
“I’ve acquired this new technology of followers. I used to be hitting golf balls with Michael the opposite day on the driving vary — I used to be practising. And this actually cute 12-year-old boy got here up and requested for my autograph, and it was, like, actually cute.”
Awww! However the cuteness shortly moved into crimson flag territory for a lot of viewers when she let loose an eyebrow-raising joke about their age distinction whereas smirking:
“After which I went, ‘Once I’m 70, this little boy will probably be, like, 33.”
Suggesting they’ll be the fitting ages then?? Huh… Seth jokingly requested her if Michael can inform when she’s doing math in her head like that, and she or he responded:
“He often thinks I’m questioning what membership to select, however I’m not. I’m going, ‘Hmm, at the moment I’m positive I’ll be simply fantastic.’”
Seth awkwardly informed her, “That’s good so long as you already know to not give them your quantity once they’re 12,” and she or he responded:
“Hey, Michael Douglas is 25 years older than me, proper?”
Seth added, “That’s true, so that you get a type of too,” earlier than Catherine completed:
“Yeah, thanks.”
Watch (beneath):
The Welsh actress married Michael, now 80, again in 2000. On the time, Catherine was 30 and Michael was 55… So sure, age gaps aren’t something new to her. However she was an grownup once they met. It’s a totally totally different ball recreation when the youthful social gathering is a literal little one at first!
In a clip from the dialogue going viral on social media afterward, viewers had a LOT of ideas about how “creepy” her musings had been:
“That twelve y/o boy remark was frickin wild”
“This isn’t the shaggy dog story she thinks it’s”
“What an odd factor to say”
“I simply know she regretted saying that the second it left her mouth”
“Hear, I do know she married a a lot older man, however she was one complete grownup when she made that call. Considering and talking a few literal little one on this method is unacceptable and I’m completely appalled that she thought this is able to be a cute story to share with the world. Woman, simply cease”
“The truth that this was stated in 2025 — there actually is not any excuse. Not that there’s ever an excuse however at the least an older video would have made it much less surprising”
“That twelve yr outdated what nowwww”
“Getting actually bizarre now…”
“So, am I giving her a break as a result of I like her, or is that this as creepy because it sounds?”
“It’s creepy. Who has these ideas once they have an interplay with a 12 12 months outdated.”
“I’m not liking the ‘oh he’ll be 30 by that point’ remark. I don’t suppose it was acceptable.”
Others, nevertheless, defended the Entrapment star:
“On the finish she stated, ‘at that time it is going to be simply fantastic…’ she undoubtedly wasn’t speaking about having him as a fan. It’s fantastic for him to be her fan now.”
“She worded it mistaken, giving it a creepy tone if she meant that he’ll be a fan of hers years from now.”
“She’s taking part in a bit to the truth that her husband is 25 years older”
“Such a lovely girl with a form soul. Really one of the best.”
“I’m so obsessive about Catherine. She’s a beautiful actress and what an excellent interview!”
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