Today, September 25, the legendary Hollywood couple - American actor, producer Michael Douglas and British actress Catherine Zeta-Jones - celebrate a double birthday. Actors who were born on the same day, but with a difference of 25 years, celebrate today the 48th birthday of Catherine and the 73rd birthday of Michael.

The couple, whom the media had predicted for no more than a year of living together, have been married for 17 years, although they had to go through hard trials in a relationship.

So, in 2009 the son of Michael Douglas from marriage with Diandra Luker - Cameron - was imprisoned for possession and distribution of drugs, where he served seven years. At the time when Cameron was arrested and was under investigation, Catherine tried to influence the trial by all her connections and reduce the time for the young guy.

And at the age of 66, Michael Douglas was diagnosed with a throat cancer of the fourth stage, the last. At that time, Catherine was for him not just a wife, but a nurse. As soon as the actress learned about the terrible diagnosis of her husband, she broke all contracts and refused touring to be next to her husband.

But this was only the beginning of the tests in the family life of the couple. The real blow for Catherine was the recognition of her husband that he was struck by throat cancer because of oral sex. According to Douglas, the disease was caused by the human papillomavirus, which is transmitted by such a kind of sexual comfort. But Catherine was amazed not to show off her sexual attachments, but the fact that he picked up this virus before marriage with the actress and could jeopardize her health.

After the experience of stress, Catherine Zeta-Jones diagnosed an easy form of manic-depressive psychosis - a bipolar disorder of the second type. Then unable to tolerate more of his wife's depression, Douglas took a break in the relationship, not showing the kind of support that Catherine had once done to him in the fight against cancer.

However, after surviving the family crisis, the couple resumed its relationship, although the media now and then heard rumors about the treason of the famous Lovelace. So, it was reported that during the filming of the movie "Man-Ant" the actor was carried away by the star of the series "Lost" by Evangeline Lilly.

But it is worth noting that, despite the difference in the age of a quarter of a century, the pair manages to go through all the tests, preserving the marriage, and bring up two beautiful children: Dylan's son (17 years) and daughter Carys (14).