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Catherine’s ’Reservations’ about cooking - July 27 2007
Catherine Zeta-Jones may play a professional chef in her new film, No Reservations, but it’s husband Michael, who is the main cook in the Douglas household.

"Um, you want the truth? We kind of mix it up a bit. But I must say my husband does a mean breakfast, to the point where my kids think that he doesn’t do anything else but make pancakes," she told Open All Night at the movie’s New York premiere.

The Welsh actress also reveals that the role has increased her appreciation for dining out.

"I eat fast, because I had to - my mother used to give it to the dog otherwise, so I’m always eating fast.

"And I think, you know what, maybe I should take my time and savour these flavours. Those poor people back there (in the kitchen) have been sweating for me for 45 minutes."

But the thrill of shooting in a real restaurant kitchen wore off quite quickly, she admits.

"The first few days of shooting the movie, it was lovely, and the chefs would cook me up something to keep me going. And then, by the third or fourth day, it was like, if I have to smell one more thing, I’m going to throw up!"


I have insecurities, says Catherine - July 26 2007
While she plays a fiery chef in her new film, No Reservations, Catherine Zeta-Jones reveals that in real life, she is a terrible cook, but she knows the recipe for success.

As one of the world’s most beautiful women, Catherine is an actress who has made the move from the small screen to the Hollywood-sized screen, and who is blissfully married to Michael Douglas with two children.

Yet she admits that she still has insecurities.

"Of course I do. Are you out of your mind?" she said to OK! magazine.

"You should see me taking my kids to school. You should see me some mornings."

In the movie, the actress is very unglamorous, a far cry from the Catherine we see on the red carpet.

"When we saw a screening of it, Michael was laughing at me. When he saw me with completely natural bad hair, and snoring, I asked him, ’Do I look like that when I’m getting up?’ And he said, ’No, I don’t think so, sweetie.’"


Catherine’s sarnie diet - July 18 2007
Catherine Zeta Jones has revealed the secret to her trim figure is the thought of a salmon and crisp sarnie after the gym.

The 37-year-old actress said the snack was an incentive to work out: "This might sound crazy, but [I stay slim] with smoked salmon sandwiches on brown bread with potato chips in the middle crushed down.

"I have to drag myself down to the gym like everyone else. But when I finish, I can eat more sandwiches," she told the Daily Mirror.

The Mask Of Zorro star, who is married to Michael Douglas, also told how living in Bermuda gave her children, Dylan, seven, and four-year-old Carys, more privacy.

"It’s great bringing them up there, taking them to school without hassle, with no photographers hanging around," she said.

Catherine is set to star in Death Defying Acts later this year alongside former Neighbours star Guy Pearce, who plays escapologist Harry Houdini.


Catherine reveals kids threat - 12 July 2007
Catherine Zeta-Jones has revealed she would have left Michael Douglas if he hadn’t wanted children.