Douglas was first taken by Zeta-Jones after watching her in “The Mask of Zorro.”

“I thought I had completely blown it,” Douglas recalled in a 2020Instagrampost.

As it turns out, it wasn’t just a forward pass it was the truth.

Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas

Douglas and Zeta-Jones were born on September 25, 1944, and 1969, respectively.

That was the closer the same birthday."

Indeed, when you’re an A-list power couple, sharing a birthday can have plenty of perks.

Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas

In 2022, Zeta-Jones shared anInstagramvideo of the pair flying to their lavish birthday getaway in a private helicopter.

“All smiles as we start our birthdays!”

The “Wednesday” actress wrote in the caption.

Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones

“Let the games begin!”

But of course, even the best games can get tiresome after a while.

“Now she hates it,” he said to Ripa and Seacrest with a smile.

“She wants her own day, her own time.”

And who can blame her?

Sharing a birthday is tough, celeb status or not.