Catherine Zeta Jones says 'what possessed my Mam' as she posts throwback photo

-Credit: (Image: Getty Images)
-Credit: (Image: Getty Images)


Welsh actress Catherine Zeta-Jones has shared a sweet throwback photo of her and her brothers in a nostalgic nod to her childhood. The Swansea-born actress, known for starring in The Mask of Zorro, Entrapment and Chicago, shared the photo on her Instagram page.

The photo showed the actress as a child sitting on a coal bunker alongside her two brothers. The caption reads: "When you go back in time!! TBT!! What possessed my Mam to take a photo of me and my brothers on a coal bunker, with what looks to be a stolen piece of silver and a beer can!! What!! Ragamuffin central casting. But we seemed to turn out ok... relatively".

On Thursday evening, the photo garnered over 5,000 likes with over a 100 comments. Many fans shared their thoughts on the photo, with one saying: "I think all us 70s kids have pics like this". Another commented with: "Nothing wrong with a coal bunker pic, true Welsh roots I say". Another said: "As someone from Yorkshire, I always love when you say Mam as opposed to Mum".

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Catherine, alongside her brothers David and Lyndon, were raised in the Mumbles area. The actress rose to fame for her role as Elena Montero in The Mask of Zorro in 1998. A few years later, in 2002, she played the character of Velma Kelly in the musical film Chicago. More than recently, she has appeared in the hit Netflix series Wednesday, where she plays the Addams family's reserved matriarch, Morticia.

Catherine Zeta-Jones has shared a touching photo of her and her brothers in a nostalgic throwback to her childhood -Credit:Catherine Zeta-Jones / Instagram
Catherine Zeta-Jones has shared a touching photo of her and her brothers in a nostalgic throwback to her childhood -Credit:Catherine Zeta-Jones / Instagram

In September this year, the actress alongside her famous husband, Michael Douglas, surprised diners in a restaurant when they turned up to celebrate their joint birthdays. The pair, who share the same birthday, were spotted sharing an intimate meal at The Gables in Foxrock area of Dublin.