Michael Douglas<\/strong> is celebrating his love for wife Catherine Zeta-Jones.<\/strong><\/p>\n On Thursday, September 25, the two-time Academy Award winner, 81 \u2014 who shares the same birthday as the Wednesday <\/em> actress,<\/a> 55 \u2014 shared a heartfelt post<\/a> on Instagram in honor of the couple\u2019s joint special day.<\/p>\n \u201cTo my birthday sister\u2014what a joy celebrating another year with you!\u201d Douglass captioned a selfie of himself and Zeta-Jones smiling on a golf cart. \u201cCongratulations on your spectacular game at the Celebrity Ryder Cup. Happy Birthday to the love of my life @catherinezetajones \u2764\ufe0f \ud83c\udf82 \ud83c\udf89.\u201d<\/p>\n The Tony Award winner, for her part, left a comment on Douglas\u2019 post, writing, \u201cHappy birthday darling\u2764\ufe0f I can\u2019t think of anyone else to share a birthday with.\u2665\ufe0f.\u201d<\/p>\n Zeta-Jones also shared an Instagram carousel<\/a> on her account filled with sweet snaps of her and the Marvel star throughout the years.<\/p>\n \u201cHappy Birthday Michael! Sharing this special day with you is once in a lifetime!\ud83d\ude18,\u201d she captioned her post.<\/p>\n The couple \u2014 who tied the knot in 2000 and share children Dylan,<\/strong> 25, and Carys,<\/strong> 22 \u2014 were recently plagued by rumors about their marriage as a source told the National Enquirer<\/a><\/em> last week that they were living separate lives amid Douglas\u2019 retirement from acting.<\/p>\n \u201cShe has become more of a caretaker to him than a wife,\u201d the source alleged. \u201cCatherine wants to travel the world and play golf, do more movies and work with interesting people, and Michael can\u2019t keep up with her.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/staging.starmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/maxphotostwo298912-scaled.jpg\")