Michael Douglas, 79, reveals the moment he realised his wife Catherine Zeta-Jones, 54, was 'the one' as he admits he thought she was 'too good to be true'

Michael Douglas revealed the moment he realised his wife of 24 years Catherine Zeta Jones was 'the one' during an interview for daytime TV show Lorraine.

The Hollywood alum, 79, revealed he and the Welsh actress, 54, are more in love than ever as he shared the moving story on Friday.

The Basic Instinct star took a trip down the memory lane as he fondly recalled the moment he fell for Catherine, and it was all down their common passion, golf.

Chatting to Ross King, he said: 'You know, Catherine loves golf. That was actually kind of the closest we first got together.

'Things were looking good and I said 'What do you think of golf?' She said 'Oh, I love golf!', and I said 'Oh, you do?'. That's too good to be true.'

Michael Douglas revealed the moment he realised his wife of 24 years Catherine Zeta Jones was 'the one' during an interview for daytime TV show Lorraine 

The Hollywood alum, 79, revealed he and the Welsh actress, 54, are more in love than ever as he shared the moving story on Friday (pictured in Cannes in May 2023)

'Yeah, she's playing good,' Michael added.

While discussing his upcoming brand new role as Benjamin Franklin in the namesake AppleTV+ drama miniseries, he said: 'It has been a nice few years.

'I've done things I've never done before, comedy, which I never really did. I never did green screen.'

The Hollywood power couple met in 1998 at the Deauville Film Festival, where the actor was promoting A Perfect Murder with Gwyneth Paltrow.

Catherine was there supporting her film The Mask of Zorro with Antonio Banderas.

Michael famously told her soon after they met, 'I want to father your children.'

The couple wed at The Plaza in New York City in year 2000 and welcomed son Dylan, 23, and daughter Carys, 20, soon after. 

Michael also has son Cameron, 44, from a previous marriage.

Chatting to Ross King, he said: 'Things were looking good and I said 'What do you think of golf?' She said 'Oh, I love golf!', and I said 'Oh, you do?'. That's too good to be true'

The two power Hollywood stars met in 1998 at the Deauville Film Festival where the actor was promoting A Perfect Murder with Gwyneth Paltrow, while Catherine was repping The Mask of Zorro with Antonio Banderas

Michael famously told her soon after they met, 'I want to father your children' (pictured on their wedding day in 2000)

The Intolerable Cruelty actress also gushed over her long-time husband in occasion of their 23rd anniversary earlier in November 

The Intolerable Cruelty actress also gushed over her long-time husband on their 23rd anniversary earlier in November.

Catherine took to Instagram to share some of their wedding pictures as well as a selection of some of their past special moments together.

In one image, the Welsh star could be seen walking town the aisle with Michael at The Plaza in New York City in year 2000, while another showed them kissing during the ceremony.

Other snaps showed them on holiday together whilst in others they could be seen cosying up together. 

She captioned her post: 'Today we celebrate 23 years of marriage. Darling Michael, your Nobel Peace Prize awaits. 

'I love you…from your darling wife, a gold star Medal of Honor recipient.'

One image showed them kissing during their ceremony at The Plaza in New York City in year 2000 (pictured)

The shares son Dylan, 23, and daughter Carys, 20, while Michael also has son Cameron, 44, from a previous marriage