Catherine Zeta-Jones, 51 reveals what she cuts out of her diet to stay slender

Catherine Zeta-Jones, 51, reveals what she cuts out of her diet to stay as slender as she was 30 years ago: ‘I only eat real food because I have to’

Catherine Zeta-Jones is careful with her diet to look as good as she did 30 years ago when she began her career. 

The 51-year-old actress – who has Dylan, 20, and Carys, 17, with her husband Michael Douglas – said that she does not indulge in sweets as she ‘only eats real food’ because she ‘has to’ in order to keep her figure.

And the Zorro star added it is her ‘dream’ to gorge on cakes and sweets when she gets ‘really old.’

Smart lady: Catherine Zeta-Jones is careful with her diet to look as good as she did 30 years ago when she began her career; seen in 2020

Knockout lady: The siren in a red bikini for the 1990s era TV show Darling Buds

Knockout lady: The siren in a red bikini for the 1990s era TV show Darling Buds

Speaking to the Wall Street Journal, she said: ‘When I get really old I’m going to start taking a lot of vitamins because I only want to be able to eat dessert for the rest of my life. 

‘I only actually eat real food because I have to right now. My dream is to only eat desserts, ever. It’s a goal.’ 

Catherine’s comments come after she told New Beauty said she leads a normal and ‘very private’ life despite her fame, and is known as ‘just Cath’ at home. 

Great shape: 'I only actually eat real food because I have to right now. My dream is to only eat desserts, ever. It’s a goal,' she said. Seen in 1999 at the MTV Awards

Great shape: ‘I only actually eat real food because I have to right now. My dream is to only eat desserts, ever. It’s a goal,’ she said. Seen in 1999 at the MTV Awards 

She explained: ‘I’m not always Catherine Zeta-Jones. Most of the time, I’m just Cath. 

‘Cath is the woman who is curled up on the couch with her family. Not everyone knows her, and that’s OK. I’m a very private person. 

‘I want to be a private person and I like to have a private life. I’m just not that person you’re going to see posting my bathroom breaks and photos with my husband in the hot tub on social media. ‘

Legends: With  Michael Douglas and Catherine attend the 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Rainbow Room and broadcast in February in New York

Legends: With  Michael Douglas and Catherine attend the 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Rainbow Room and broadcast in February in New York

Catherine – who grew up in Swansea, Wales – also believes she still has the same personality as when she was a cheeky schoolgirl who was often in trouble for breaking the school’s rules on wearing makeup.

She said: ‘There’s still a little bit of that boarding-school girl in me – the girl who got called down to the office for wearing too much makeup.’

The versatile star is now playing Dr Vivian Capshaw on the TV series Prodigal Son. Her costar is Michael Sheen. 

New gig: The versatile star is now playing Dr Vivian Capshaw on the TV series Prodigal Son. Her costar is Michael Sheen

New gig: The versatile star is now playing Dr Vivian Capshaw on the TV series Prodigal Son. Her costar is Michael Sheen