The Spartacus and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea star met his second wife producer Anne Buydens in Paris while acting on location for Lust for Life.
Douglas was frustrated when Anne initially turned him down, but he would eventually hire her to be his publicist.
“With no romance in the picture, I stopped trying to impress Anne. Instead, I stopped talking about myself and began to listen to her,” Douglas wrote in their memoir.
They have two sons together but unfortunately one of their sons passed away in 2004.
The two can be seen in their wheelchairs, looking adorable side-by-side, being pushed by their carers while enjoying a sunny LA day.
The couple have been involved in numerous volunteer and philanthropic activities, traveling to more than 40 countries, at their own expense, to act as goodwill ambassadors for the U.S. Information Agency, speaking to audiences about why democracy works and what freedom means.
After suffering a stroke in 1996, Kirk went on to write about his experience in his book “My Stroke of Luck” to help others. He even writes blogs from time to time and is believed to be the oldest celebrity blogger in the world.
The flame between the couple has yet to burn out.
“I gave him the iPad for his 100th birthday,” Anne recalled in an interview.
“Every night we always have our what we call ‘golden hour’ about 6, 6:30, until 7:15 pm, and then dinner. And during this golden time, we each have our drink and used to talk about what happened during the day.”
In an interview with British TV host Lorraine Kelly, Kirk’s son Michael Douglas said his father looks after himself: “He still has a trainer. He works out with a trainer at 101.”
“I remember when Dad was 90 and he had a guy that he worked out with for more than 30 years, 40 years, Mike Abrams”.
“I went to see Dad one day, he was 90 and wasn’t feeling so good. I said, ‘Dad, what’s wrong? You don’t look good.’ He said, ‘Ah, Mike died.’ I said, ‘Ah Dad I’m so sorry, Mike died? How old was Mike, Dad?’ ‘94.’”
Kirk and Anne are rarely seen apart and are said to be already planning a celebration for Kirk’s 103nd birthday in December.
It’s so wonderful to see a celebrity couple stand the test of time and look so happy together after all these years.
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