Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones celebrated their joint birthdays on Thursday.

The actor, who turned 81, sent a sweet message to his wife marking her 56th birthday on one of their favourite shared places – the golf course. 

‘To my birthday sister—what a joy celebrating another year with you!’ the Hollywood icon wrote alongside a beaming selfie of the pair.

The couple were in New York where Catherine was competing in the Ryder Cup celebrity golf tournamen at Bethpage Black Course in Farmingdale.

‘Congratulations on your spectacular game at the Celebrity Ryder Cup. Happy Birthday to the love of my life @catherinezetajones,’ Michael gushed. 

‘Happy birthday darling❤️ I can’t think of anyone else to share a birthday with,’ Catheirne commented on her husband’s post. 

Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones celebrated their joint birthdays on Thursday. The actor, who turned 81, sent a sweet message to his wife marking her 56th birthday

‘To my birthday sister—what a joy celebrating another year with you!’ the Hollywood icon wrote alongside a beaming selfie of the pair, which Catherine then commented on

The Wednesday star later shared her own Insta tribute, posting series of candid pics of the couple as she wrote: ‘Happy Birthday Michael! Sharing this special day with you is once in a lifetime!’

She also shared a sultry selfie as the couple headed for an evening out to celebrate, captioning her snap: ‘The night before birthday’. 

Michael and Catherine will also mark their 25th wedding anniversary on November 18 after tying the knot in a lavish ceremony at New York’s Plaza Hotel in 2000.

The loved up couple, who are parents to Dylan, 25, and Carys, 22, have proven their doubters wrong with Catherine describing the marriage as full of ‘love and fun’ as she excitedly prepares to mark the milestone.

She told The Sun last month: ‘We’ve been married 25 years, it’s something to celebrate. And they said it would never last!’.

‘It’s a journey of learning and loving and fun, and the prospect of reaching a 25-year anniversary is really quite thrilling. I remember my mum and dad celebrating theirs’.

However despite her excitement, Catherine said she would be unable to celebrate on the day due to her commitments filming Netflix’s Wednesday, in which she plays Morticia Adams. 

She told the publication: ‘I’ve been working a lot this year and he’s been so supportive. I think we’re going to be doing a party around the holidays because I’ll be shooting season three. It’s such a short period of time I have off’. 

Catherine previously reflected on the ‘up-and-downs’ of her marriage, after the pair briefly separated in 2013 following his tongue cancer battle and her bipolar disorder diagnosis. They reconciled in 2014.

The Wednesday star later shared her own Insta tribute, posting series of candid pics of the couple at home

The actress wrote: ‘Happy Birthday Michael! Sharing this special day with you is once in a lifetime!’

The Wednesday star also shared a sultry selfie as the couple headed for an evening out to celebrate, captioning her snap: ‘The night before birthday’

The couple were in New York where Catherine was competing in the Ryder Cup celebrity golf tournamen at Bethpage Black Course in Farmingdale

The Welsh actress, who has been a keen golfer for years, had the time of her life at the tournament, snapping selfies with fans 

Catherine was in great spirits despite losing the tournament, and looked fab in her golfing look

Michael and Catherine will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary on November 18 after tying the knot in a lavish ceremony at New York’s Plaza Hotel in 2000 

The loved up couple, who are parents to Dylan, 25, and Carys, 22, (pictured with their parents) have proven their doubters wrong with Catherine describing the marriage as full of ‘love’

In an 2023 interview with The Telegraph, she said: ‘It’s impossible for there not to be ups and downs if you live with the same person and wake up with them every day.

‘I’ve been waking up to Mike for nearly 25 years. I love being married but it’s a crazy thing when you really think about it. “Will you marry me?” “Sure!”

‘But then you think about the Chanel purse you spent a fortune on, and actually I don’t really like it any more – I’ll put it up for resale.’

She added that despite their rollercoaster relationship, she and Michael are ‘just very good with one another, we respect each other, and I never really feel that he’s 25 years older than me.’

‘I remember people saying, “When you’re 50, he’s going to be 75.” Well, that’s just maths.’