Born and raised inSwansea, Zeta-Jones aspired to be an actress from a young age. As a child, she played roles in theWest End productions of the musicalsAnnie andBugsy Malone. She studied musical theatre at theArts Educational Schools, London, and made her stage breakthrough with a leading role in a 1987 production of42nd Street. Her screen debut came in the unsuccessful French-Italian film1001 Nights (1990), and went on to find greater success as a regular in the British television seriesThe Darling Buds of May (1991–1993). Dismayed at beingtypecast as the token pretty girl in British films, Zeta-Jones relocated to Los Angeles. She established herself in Hollywood with roles that highlighted her sex appeal, such as in the action filmThe Mask of Zorro (1998) and the heist filmEntrapment (1999).
Aside from acting, Zeta-Jones is a brand endorser and supports various charitable causes. Her experience withdepression andbipolar II disorder has been well documented by the media. She is married to actorMichael Douglas, with whom she has two children.
TheMumbles district of Swansea, where Zeta-Jones was raised
Catherine Zeta-Jones was born on 25 September 1969 inSwansea,South Wales, to David Jones, the owner of asweet factory, and his wife Patricia (née Fair), a seamstress.[1][2][3] Her father is Welsh and her mother is ofIrish Catholic descent.[4] She was named after her grandmothers, Zeta Jones (derived from the name of a ship that her great-grandfather sailed on)[4] and Catherine Fair.[5] She has an older brother, David, and a younger brother, Lyndon, who worked as a sales representative before venturing into film production.[6][7] She was born and raised inTreboeth area of Swansea before moving to theMumbles area of the city after her parents' bingo win of £100,000.[8] Because Zeta-Jones was a hyperactive child, her mother sent her to the Hazel Johnson School of Dance when she was four years old.[9] She was educated atDumbarton House School, a private school in Swansea.[6] The family came from a modest background, but their fortunes improved with theirbingo win, thus enabling them to pay for their daughter's dance and ballet lessons.[5]
Zeta-Jones participated in school stage shows from a young age and gained local media attention when her rendition of aShirley Bassey song won a Junior Star Trail talent competition.[10][11] As part of a dance troupe, she routinely took trips to London, where she auditioned for roles in the theatre.[12] At age nine, Zeta-Jones was selected to play July, one of the orphan girls in the originalWest End production of the musicalAnnie,[13] and in her early teens, she became a national tap dancing champion.[9][10] In 1981, she played the lead role ofAnnie in a Swansea production of the musical, which was staged at theSwansea Grand Theatre.[2][5] Two years later, she played the lead role of Tallulah in a West End production ofBugsy Malone.[10] When she was fifteen, Zeta-Jones left school without obtainingO-levels and decided to live in London to pursue a full-time acting career; she was also engaged to perform in a touring production ofThe Pajama Game.[10][14] Describing her teenage years in London, Zeta-Jones said, "I would queue up for auditions and then change my costume or put on a differentleotard and audition again. It might take me two tries, but I always got the job. I figured out what they wanted".[9] She went on to attend the independentArts Educational Schools in theChiswick district of London, for a three-year course in musical theatre.[15]
In 1987, a seventeen-year-old Zeta-Jones was picked as the second understudy for the lead actress in a West End production of42nd Street. During one of the performances, both the star and the first understudy were unavailable, and Zeta-Jones was asked to play the role of Peggy Sawyer—a chorus girl who becomes a star. The producer was impressed by her acting ability and allowed her to play the part for the following two years.[4][16][17] Her next stage appearance was with theEnglish National Opera at theLondon Coliseum in 1989 where she played Mae Jones inKurt Weill'sStreet Scene.[15][18]
In 1990, Zeta-Jones made her film debut in the directorPhilippe de Broca's film1001 Nights. An adaptation of the Arabic fableOne Thousand and One Nights, the French-Italian production recounts the tale from the perspective ofScheherazade (Zeta-Jones), one of the brides of King Sharir (Thierry Lhermitte).[19]1001 Nights did not perform well at the box office, and according to de Broca's obituary inThe Daily Telegraph, the film "is best remembered for its enjoyable nude scenes."[20] Greater success followed when she starred oppositeDavid Jason andPam Ferris in theITV period comedy-drama television seriesThe Darling Buds of May from 1991 to 1993. Adapted fromH. E. Bates'novel of the same name, Zeta-Jones played the role of the eldest daughter of a family living in the countryside in 1950s Britain.[4][21] The series was the highest-rated television show in the country at the time, and Zeta-Jones gained wide public recognition for it. "Literally, with one hour of television my life completely changed. I couldn't go anywhere", she remarked.[12][22]
Dismayed at being typecast as the token pretty girl in British films, Zeta-Jones relocated to Los Angeles, stating: "There was all this fuss about who I was and wasn't dating. I was a pretty face and a big bust and nothing else. People in the business believed what they read about me. So I decided to move away and start again."[32] She believed that her anonymity in America helped her obtain roles on merit and not due to her public image.[12][32] She earned the part of Sala, the henchwoman to the villainous Drax (Treat Williams) in the superhero filmThe Phantom (1996), starringBilly Zane in thetitular role.[33] A reviewer forVariety considered Zeta-Jones to be a standout in her part, but the film received a negative critical reception and earned little at the box office.[33][34] TheCBS television miniseriesTitanic (1996) was better received.[32] Starring oppositePeter Gallagher andGeorge C. Scott, she played the lead role of Isabella Paradine, a young mother who engages in an extramarital affair aboard the ill-fatedRMSTitanic.[35]
Steven Spielberg took notice of Zeta-Jones inTitanic and recommended her toMartin Campbell, who was directingThe Mask of Zorro (1998) for Spielberg's production companyAmblin Entertainment. Campbell cast her as the leading lady instead ofIzabella Scorupco, who was his original choice for the part.[36] Co-starringAnthony Hopkins andAntonio Banderas, the film tells the story ofZorro (Hopkins), a Spanish warrior (the film is set in Old California) who sets out to avenge the death of his wife and find his lost daughter Elena (Zeta-Jones). She found similarities between her "volatile" Celtic personality and her Latin character's temperament, and in preparation she learnt dancing, riding and sword-fighting, and took diction lessons in Spanish.[37][38] Filming action and dance sequences while wearing heavy corsets in the dry Mexican desert proved challenging for Zeta-Jones, but she found the experience "worth suffering for".[36]The Mask of Zorro was positively received by the critics and grossed over $250 million worldwide.[39][40] The role proved to be a breakthrough for her and she was nominated for theMTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance.[41][42]
Zeta-Jones's first release of 1999 was the heist filmEntrapment, in which she starred oppositeSean Connery as a seductive insurance agent on the lookout for an art thief. Despite a negative critical reception, the film was a commercial success;[43][44]Janet Maslin ofThe New York Times thought the film provided Zeta-Jones a platform to "show off her slithery skills", andDesson Howe ofThe Washington Post called on viewers to appreciate the sex appeal she brought to the role.[45][46] Later that year, Zeta-Jones appeared alongsideLiam Neeson andLili Taylor inThe Haunting, a remake of the1963 film of the same name about a team of paranormal experts who look into strange occurrences in an ill-fated mansion. The horror feature received generally poor reviews but found a significant worldwide audience.[47][48] In a scathing review, the criticMick LaSalle wrote that "Zeta-Jones seems less an actress and more a pretty face, and not an interesting one at that".[49]
After taking the supporting part of the leadJohn Cusack's former romantic interest in the comedy-dramaHigh Fidelity (2000), Zeta-Jones starred inSteven Soderbergh'sTraffic (2000).[50] In the ensemble thriller on drug abuse co-starringMichael Douglas andBenicio del Toro, she played Helena, the pregnant wife of a drug lord who takes over the business when her husband is arrested. Originally written as a mother of two, Soderbergh changed the part to that of a pregnant woman on Zeta-Jones's suggestion to accommodate her own pregnancy.[51] Highly profitable at the box office and critically acclaimed,[52][53]Traffic was described by theDallas Observer as "a remarkable achievement in filmmaking, a beautiful and brutal work".[54] Edward Guthman of theSan Francisco Chronicle considered Zeta-Jones to be a standout among the cast and labelled her "sensational" in a scene in which Helena confronts aTijuana dealer, adding that "through sheer conviction, she electrifies a moment that could have been absurd".[55] The ensemble ofTraffic won theSAG Award for Outstanding Cast and Zeta-Jones was nominated for theGolden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress.[56][57]
The romantic comedyAmerica's Sweethearts was Zeta-Jones's sole film release of 2001. She starred as a shrewd film star, oppositeJulia Roberts who featured as her character's under-confident sibling. The criticRoger Ebert compared the film unfavourably to the musicalSingin' in the Rain (1952), but thought that Zeta-Jones was aptly "chilly and manipulative" in her part.[58] The following year, she starred as the murderous nightclub singerVelma Kelly inChicago (2002), a film adaptation of thestage musical of the same name from directorRob Marshall. She based her character's look and mannerisms on the actressLouise Brooks, and as the script did not provide a backstory to Kelly, she worked to convey the character's "flamboyance" and "desperation" through "little looks and nuances".[59] The film and her performance received critical acclaim.[60] William Arnold of theSeattle Post-Intelligencer believed that Zeta-Jones had made "a wonderfully statuesque and bitchy saloon goddess", andDavid Edelstein ofSlate wrote that she has "a smoldering confidence that takes your mind off her not-always-fluid dancing – although she's a perfectly fine hoofer, with majestic limbs and a commanding cleavage" and particularly praised her rendition of the song "All That Jazz".[61][62]Chicago grossed $306 million worldwide, and was the recipient of theAcademy Award for Best Picture.[63] For her performance, she won theAcademy Award,SAG Award, and theBAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress, among other awards and nominations.[64]
Following the success ofChicago, Zeta-Jones voiced the part of Princess Marina inSinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003), an animated film featuringBrad Pitt as the voice ofSinbad the Sailor. She was drawn to the project to give her young children an opportunity to "hear [her] and get a sense of [her] on film",[65] but the film proved to be abox office bomb.[66][67] Also in 2003, Zeta-Jones starred alongsideGeorge Clooney in theCoen brothers' black comedyIntolerable Cruelty. A commercial success, the film saw her play the role of a serial divorcée who is drawn towards a divorce lawyer (Clooney).[68] Writing forEmpire, the critic Damon Wise labelled the film a "dazzling screwball comedy" and felt that Zeta-Jones had shown "an admirable facility for old-school quickfire patter".[69] Other reviewers praised her onscreen chemistry with Clooney.[70]
In 2004, Spielberg approached her to play an insecure air hostess in his comedyThe Terminal, a film about a man (Tom Hanks) who is trapped at theJFK International Airport when he is denied entry into the United States. Spielberg was intent on her playing against type as a strong-willed woman, with a vulnerability in her character,[12] but the criticA. O. Scott felt that it came across as using her for "her looks rather than for the arch, self-mocking wit that is her secret weapon as a comic actress".[71] Commercially,The Terminal performed well.[72] She next worked with Soderbergh to filmOcean's Twelve, a sequel to his heist filmOcean's Eleven (2001), which also reunited her with stars Clooney, Pitt, and Roberts. The production, which was filmed in several European countries, saw Zeta-Jones play Isabel Lahiri, aEuropol agent, and the love interest of Pitt's character.[73][74]Paul Clinton ofCNN noted that her sex appeal benefited the film.[75] Conversely,Ken Tucker ofNew York magazine argued that her character was redundant to the film's plot.[76] Despite dividing critics, the sequel grossed over $360 million globally.[77][78]
2005–2010: Decrease in workload and return to the stage
The Legend of Zorro (2005), a sequel toThe Mask of Zorro, saw her reprise the role of Eléna opposite Banderas. Set ten years after the first film, the sequel follows Eléna struggling with married life.[41] Unlike the original, the film was disliked by critics and was a commercial disappointment.[79][80] She did not have any film releases in 2006. A biopic ofHarry Houdini, titledDeath Defying Acts (2007), starringGuy Pearce as theescapologist Houdini, featured Zeta-Jones as a Scottish con artist who claims psychic powers. The unsuccessful production was given only a limited theatrical release.[81][82]
In 2007, Zeta-Jones starred alongsideAaron Eckhart andAbigail Breslin in the romantic comedyNo Reservations, a remake of the German filmMostly Martha (2001).No Reservations tells the story of an ambitious chef (Zeta-Jones) whose life changes for the better when she takes in her young niece (Breslin) after her sister's death. In preparation for her part, Zeta-Jones worked in the kitchen and waited on tables at New York's Fiamma Osteria restaurant.[83][84]Claudia Puig ofUSA Today wrote that Zeta-Jones "shines as a character that finely balances off-putting reserve with sympathetic appeal", and Roger Ebert, despite disliking the film, did find her to be "convincing" in her role.[85][86] With a global gross of $92 million, the film marked her final commercial success of the decade.[87]
AfterNo Reservations, Zeta-Jones significantly decreased her workload in the following five years. She instead chose to focus on her family and health, having been diagnosed withbipolar II disorder, and her infrequent acting appearances were in smaller-scale and less successful productions.[88][89] She took on the role of a forty-year-old mother attracted to a younger man (Justin Bartha) in the romantic comedyThe Rebound. The production was released theatrically in markets outside of the United States in 2009–10, but due to financial troubles of its distributor, The Film Development, the film failed to release theatrically in America.[90][91]
Zeta-Jones returned to the stage in 2009 with a revival of theStephen Sondheim musicalA Little Night Music, which marked herBroadway debut. Set in Sweden during the early twentieth century, the musical follows the complicated relations between a group of people (including characters played by Zeta-Jones,Angela Lansbury andAlexander Hanson) during the course of a summer. She played Desirée Armfeldt, an ageing actress, and was particularly drawn to the complexities of the piece, explaining: "There's no jazzy hands, no high kicks, no fishnet stockings, ... It's not one of those shows where you can dig about three inches and come out the other end. You can keep digging and digging and digging".[9] She did not listen to past recordings of the songs in the musical so she could bring her own interpretation to them.[9] The critic Claire Prentice ofThe Daily Telegraph wrote that Zeta-Jones brought in a "quiet, reflective poignancy" in her rendition of the song "Send In the Clowns", butEmma Brockes ofThe Guardian was more critical, remarking that "with her pretty voice, head wresting this way and that, [she] seems to be auditioning for stage school".[64][92] For her performance, Zeta-Jones won theTony Award andDrama Desk Award for Best Actress in a Musical.[93][94]
After a three-year sabbatical from acting, she made her screen comeback inLay the Favorite (2012), a comedy co-starringBruce Willis andRebecca Hall, in which she played the jealous wife of a gambler (Willis).[95][96] Reviews of the film were negative, and Betsy Sharkey of theLos Angeles Times found Zeta-Jones to be "far too shrill to amuse".[97][98] In the ensemble musical comedyRock of Ages, co-starringTom Cruise andBryan Cranston, Zeta-Jones played the part of a religiously conservative wife of a mayor. She was attracted to the idea of playing a "nightmare of a woman" and based the role on the politicianMichele Bachmann;[88] the film received mixed reviews and failed commercially.[99][100] Her final release of 2012 wasPlaying for Keeps, a romantic comedy withGerard Butler, which proved to be her third box office failure of the year.[101]
In 2013, Zeta-Jones took on a leading role in the crime thrillerBroken City, co-starringMark Wahlberg andRussell Crowe. The film tells the story of a private detective (Wahlberg) who is hired by the mayor of New York City (Crowe) to spy on his wife (Zeta-Jones). The criticTodd McCarthy thought that Zeta-Jones "looks like class itself and nicely underplays", and Liam Lacey ofThe Globe and Mail observed that the actress "does a fair, if incongruous, impersonation of a forties vamp".[102][103] As with her previous few projects, it was not widely seen and received poor reviews.[104][105] This changed when Zeta-Jones collaborated with Soderbergh for the third time to film the critically acclaimed thrillerSide Effects (2013).[106] Co-starringChanning Tatum,Jude Law andRooney Mara, the film saw her play a mysterious psychiatrist who recommends anantidepressant drug with serious side effects.Peter Travers, writing forRolling Stone, called the film a "hell of a thriller, twisty, terrific and packed with surprises" and found Zeta-Jones to be "dynamite" in it.[107]
In the action comedyRed 2 (2013), which served as a sequel to the 2010 filmRed, Zeta-Jones played a seductive Russian double agent, alongside Bruce Willis,Helen Mirren, andMary-Louise Parker. She was drawn to the project, which follows the comic adventures of retired spies, for "the action, the humour, [and] the tongue-in-cheek quality of it".[108] Writing forThe Hollywood Reporter, Justin Lowe stated that Zeta-Jones "nicely pulls off Russian spy Katja's mix of allure and menace", and with a worldwide gross of $148 million,Red 2 emerged as her most widely seen film sinceNo Reservations.[109][110]
FollowingRed 2, Zeta-Jones took another sabbatical from acting, saying: "If I'm going to leave my family for any length of time it had better be for a role that I haven't played before, [otherwise] I would prefer to stay at home".[108] She found such a part oppositeBill Nighy andToby Jones in the British war comedy filmDad's Army (2016), based on thetelevision sitcom of the same name. She was cast as a glamorous journalist reporting on a British Home Guard platoon based inWalmington-on-Sea.[111] Catherine Bray ofVariety considered the film to be an "amiable but creaky resurrection" of the sitcom, and added that while Zeta-Jones "hits the required single note with some spirit" she was "generally underused" in it.[112]
Zeta-Jones with her husband,Michael Douglas, and daughter, Carys, in 2023
Zeta-Jones returned to television in 2017, portraying actressOlivia de Havilland in the first season ofRyan Murphy's anthology drama seriesFeud, subtitledBette and Joan, about the rivalry between the actressesJoan Crawford andBette Davis (played byJessica Lange andSusan Sarandon, respectively).[113] Dominic Patten ofDeadline Hollywood found Zeta-Jones to be "wonderfully cast" and Sonia Saraiya ofVariety credited her for providing "the best turn in the show".[114][115] Displeased with an "unauthorized use of her name and identity" in the series, de Havilland, at 101 years old, sued the network and producers ofFeud for invasion of privacy and otherpersonality rights.[116][117] The lawsuit was later dismissed by a Californiaappellate court.[118]
In 2018, Zeta-Jones starred as the drug lordGriselda Blanco in theLifetime television filmCocaine Godmother. Despite her character's misdeeds, she was drawn to her character's fortitude and ability to stand out in a male-dominated business.[119] Writing forIndieWire, Hanh Nguyen criticised the decision to cast Zeta-Jones in the part of a Latino woman, adding that "she's not just unconvincing; she's outlandish".[120] She next played the lead role of Vicki Ellis, an unrelenting pageant coach, in theFacebook Watch comedy-drama seriesQueen America.[121] To play a character who hasbulimia, she drew on her teenage experiences of interacting with dancers who had eating disorders.[122] In a positive review, Jen Chaney ofVulture wrote that "Zeta-Jones is always at her best when she's fiery, and this part gives her plenty of opportunities to shift into beast mode".[123]
In 2021, Zeta-Jones appeared in a recurring role in the second season of theFox drama seriesProdigal Son. She played Dr. Vivian Capshaw, a doctor, oppositeMichael Sheen.[124] The series was cancelled after its second season.[125] She next took on a guest role asMorticia Addams in two episodes of theNetflix fantasy seriesWednesday (2022).[126] Dave Nemetz ofTVLine found her "exquisitely well-cast" in her small part.[127]Wednesday emerged as the second most-watched English-language Netflix series within three weeks of release.[128] She subsequently played the main antagonist of theDisney+ adventure seriesNational Treasure: Edge of History.[129] Joshua Alston ofVariety found Zeta-Jones to be the "best thing" about the show, adding that "her snarling villainy veers so close to camp that it sounds at times like she’s workshopping a comedic impression of her own voice".[130] Her supporting performance earned her a nomination at theChildren's and Family Emmy Awards.[131]
In 2025, Zeta-Jones reprised her role as Morticia Addams in the second season of the Netflix seriesWednesday. Her performance received positive reviews, with Annabel Nugent ofThe Independent describing it as "particularly enjoyable"[132] and Ben Travis ofEmpire finding her "excellent".[133]
Zeta-Jones has featured as an advertising spokeswoman for several brands and products. She was named the global ambassador for the cosmetics companyElizabeth Arden, Inc. in 2002.[146] Also that year, she was signed on by the phone companyT-Mobile for an estimated $10 million per year, making her the highest-paid celebrity endorser at the time.[147][148] In 2017, Zeta-Jones launched her own line of home decoration products named Casa Zeta-Jones.[149] Also that year, she featured in a theatrical production ofThe Children's Monologues, in which she performed a monologue as a mathematically inclined young girl. The event raised funds forDramatic Need, a charity that helps African children pursue a career in the arts.[150]
Zeta-Jones's beauty and sex appeal have been picked up by various media outlets, includingPeople magazine, which placed her at number one on their "Most Beautiful People" listing in 1998.[151] She continued to feature on the list from 2000 to 2004.[151] In 2003,Esquire labelled her "the most beautiful woman on the planet".[152] In 2011, she was named the most beautiful British woman by a poll conducted by the television networkQVC.[153] She was appointed as aCommander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) byQueen Elizabeth II in the2010 Birthday Honours for her film and charity work.[154] In 2019, she was honoured with theFreedom of the City of Swansea.[155]
The journalist Sheila Johnston ofThe Daily Telegraph, in 2010, described Zeta-Jones as "the ultimate self-made success" who "constantly made bold decisions, and scrubbed up very nicely into a luscious star who radiates a classic […] brand of big-screen glamour."[2] Guy Adams ofThe Independent considers her personality to be "self-effacing and energetic" but takes note of her "steely core" in her off-screen persona.[5] Zeta-Jones's success in her early Hollywood filmsThe Mask of Zorro (1998) andEntrapment (1999) relied predominantly on her sex appeal, but she was later appreciated for her versatility.[9][17][156][157]
Zeta-Jones's career graph and marriage to Douglas have been a subject of satire. A 2006 episode of the satirical British television showStar Stories (2006–2008) was entitledCatherine Zeta-Jones—Her Quest to Prove Herself ... And Also Find Love, about a fictitious life story of Zeta-Jones.[158] Addressing her perceived media image, she remarked in a 2004 interview withUSA Weekend: "The biggest misconception of me is that I'm some die-hard, ambitious, do-anything-to-get-anything kind of person, I'm not. I'm very shy socially."[12] Zeta-Jones is protective of her public image, and the use of her likeness is carefully controlled. As well as taking legal action againstHello! magazine, she sued aNevada-based topless club for including her image on their advertising.[159] In 2003, the celebrity biographer Cliff Goodwin wrote anunauthorised biography of the actress, entitledCatherine Zeta Jones: The Biography, but the publication was indefinitely postponed after her lawyers issued threats of legal action against both Goodwin and his publisher.[160]
The success ofThe Darling Buds of May (1991–93) made Zeta-Jones a celebrity in Britain, and her personal life has since been chronicled by the media.[5] Her relationships in the early 1990s with television personalityJohn Leslie, singerDavid Essex, and pop starMick Hucknall were heavily publicised by the British press.[5] In the mid-1990s, she was briefly engaged to Scottish actorAngus Macfadyen.[5][161] In a 1995 interview with theDaily Mirror, she described her lifestyle thus: "I drink, I swear, I like sex".[5]
Zeta-Jones met American actorMichael Douglas, with whom she shares her birthday and who is twenty-five years her senior, at theDeauville American Film Festival in France in August 1998, after being introduced byDanny DeVito.[162][163] They became engaged on 31 December 1999, and married at thePlaza Hotel in New York City on 18 November 2000 after Douglas's divorce was finalised.[164] Douglas insisted on a pre-nuptial agreement after his first wife, Diandra, was awarded 60 million USD when the couple divorced.[165] The high-profile ceremony, which cost an estimated £1.5 million, was labelled the "wedding of the year" by the BBC.[166] They signed a £1 million deal withOK! magazine to release photographs of the event, and the rest of the press were not permitted to enter.[166] In spite of this, journalists forHello! magazine surreptitiously took pictures of the ceremony, and the couple successfully sued the publication for invasion of privacy.[166][167] They have two children: son Dylan Michael (born August 2000)[168] and daughter Carys Zeta (born April 2003).[169] The family lived inBermuda until 2009, and as of 2016[update], live in rural New York state.[108][170] They also have a coastal estate nearValldemossa,Mallorca.[171] In an interview withThe Times, Zeta-Jones revealed that she and Douglas own 4 properties, one in Canada, one in Spain, and two in New York.[172]
In 2010, Douglas was diagnosed withtongue cancer and Zeta-Jones thus faced an emotionally turbulent time, saying: "When you get sideswiped like that [with the illness] it's an obvious trigger for your balance to be a little bit off – not sleeping, worry, stress."[108] This trigger led to Zeta-Jones experiencingdepression, and despite initial apprehension, she went public with her bipolar disorder diagnosis.[108][173] She sought treatment by checking into hospital in 2011, and again in 2013.[108][174] Owing to the stress of both their illnesses, the couple decided to live separately in 2013, though without taking legal action towards separation or divorce.[175][176] They reconciled in 2014, with Douglas saying they were "stronger than ever".[177]
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