Catherine waits 20 years to see wedding snaps
IT WAS one of the biggest showbiz weddings ever and pictures of it were at the centre of a £1 million court battle. So I’m astonished to discover t hat Catherine Zeta- Jones didn’t get around to looking at the photos from her marriage to Hollywood royalty Michael Douglas for almost 20 years.
And after all the secrecy at the time, Catherine has finally revealed that the event was a raucous affair that ended with her playing the piano at 6am.
The Welsh actress says of the photos: ‘I looked at the proofs and that was it – I never made an album. The photographer got in touch recently, so about three weeks ago I got to see all my wedding photographs. It was a wonderful day.’
Catherine and Michael tied the knot at New York’s Plaza Hotel in November 2000 in f ront of guests i ncluding Michael Caine, Sean Connery and Brad Pitt. The couple struck a £1 million photo deal with OK! for exclusive rights. However, r i val magazine Hello! published some secretly taken shots, which sparked a High Court battle, during which Catherine gave evidence. Eventually, Hello! paid out more than £1 million.
Catherine – nicknamed Dame Doom by her husband because of her moments of insecurity – said at one point, a host of people were singing around the piano when she realised the pianist had vanished. After asking about his whereabouts, a man replied: ‘ He’s gone home, Mrs Douglas, it’s 6am!’ She added: ‘I didn’t know what time it was. I couldn’t tell you it was daylight outside – it was like Vegas. I got on the piano!’
The couple have two children – Dylan, 19, and Carys, 16 – and Catherine says despite them being born into privilege, they are both down-to-earth.