Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-JonesMichael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-JonesMichael Douglas has revealed that his wife, Catherine Zeta-Jones, loves cross words.

But before you go to block your ears...

They're not rude words, or anything involving raising the vocal volume.

Instead, Michael told the Daily Express it was a shared love of crosswords that attracted him to Cath.

He said: "We share the same birthday. We both like golf. We both like to do the crossword puzzle. We both love the news."

What about some shared time in front of the telly, or big screen they grace so often?

He said: "We both have to make an effort to watch movies. Neither of us is a big movie fan.

"We like making movies but we do have to make an effort to watch them. We are big on kids' movies, though."

And you may just sneak a peek of Michael at his kids' school yet.

On being a dad, he said: "I go to school events and recitals and all that stuff.

"I pick them up after school. I love it. It keeps me out of trouble.

"We spend a lot of time together as a family unit because I'm in this gap and I'm not especially comfortable hanging out with 30-year-old dads.

"My older friends have grown children so we miss seeing a lot of them."