Michael Douglas has opened up about the, quote, "uncomfortable" experience of sharing a home with
his ex-wife. According to the Daily Mail, the actor had shared his luxurious Majorcan property
with his ex, Diandra Luker, with each of them spending up to six months a year in the home.
However, Douglas has now bought out his ex-wife's share of the 250-acre S'Estaca estate
and revealed during an interview with the Ultima Hora newspaper that he
and his current wife, Catherine Zeta-Jones, are much more comfortable
living in their home without his ex-wife as a part-owner. Douglas told the publication:
"It was very uncomfortable sharing the property with my ex-wife Diandra. Six
months for each of us wasn't very pleasant for anyone. Catherine is very happy here,
especially now that we don't share with Diandra. She feels much more comfortable."
Douglas and Luker divorced back in 2000 after 22 years of marriage. The pair have one child
together and had previously decided to share the home as part of their divorce agreement.
The property was put on the market back in 2014, but there was no successful offer at the time.
The S'Estaca estate was built in the 19th century by Archduke Ludwig Salvator
of Austria and is situated in the Tramuntana mountains. According to Architectural Digest,
Douglas purchased the property with his ex-wife Luker back in 1990 for $3.5 million.
After moving in, the actor renovated many areas of the estate which boasts two cottages, five
apartments, a total of 10 bedrooms, 11 bathrooms, a home movie theater, an outdoor heated pool,
a game room, a library, an outdoor kitchen, a wine-cellar, and it's very own vineyard.
"That point is, ladies and gentleman, that greed, for lack of a better word, is good."
In a video promoting his beloved S'Etaca estate, Douglas had this to say:
"When I first saw S'Estaca in 1990, I also fell under its spell and bought the
property [...] [I put my] own mark on the place [...] completely modernizing
and redecorating the old buildings that were built by the archduke."
The Fatal Attraction star also revealed that he has shared the beautiful property with his family
and A-list friends over the decades, including the likes of Tom Cruise,
Nicole Kidman, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Jack Nicholson. Per an article in Yahoo, Douglas said:
"Many of my friends have stayed at S'Estaca and we have enjoyed wonderful times here together."
Throughout his interview with the Ultima Hora newspaper, Douglas also shared rare details of his
everyday life living on the Spanish island, where he now resides with his wife Catherine Zeta-Jones
and their two children, son Dylan and daughter Carys. The Basic Instinct star told the newspaper:
"I devote at least two hours to reading the news.
Then we do sport. Some days friends come over for lunch, we have a siesta and when
we wake up it's when people in Los Angeles have begun to work so I can work from here with LA."
According to The Daily Mail, Douglas has spent much of the past 30 years
living in Majorca and the actor previously discussed how much the island means to him.
"Even if we leave, Majorca will always be in our hearts and our lives [...] We have spent many,
many hours here and it's where I fell in love with Catherine,
so for that reason the island means a lot to me and I am already part of its history."
Fans of Douglas and Zeta-Jones can keep up to date with their everyday lives on the island of Majorca
on social media, where the couple regularly share snapshots of the estate on their respective
Instagram accounts. Speaking to the Majorca Daily Bulletin, the actor opened up further about his
love of the island, revealing that he loves coming back to Majorca in between work, saying,
"It is the place I love the most in the world."
During the interview, Douglas also revealed that he is working towards making the Tramuntana
Mountains, where his home is situated, a World Heritage Site. Douglas told the outlet:
"I am now very involved with [a Tramuntana preservation non-profit],
which is fighting to keep the ancient olive trees on the farms.
We don't want the mountains to be built on. They should remain as they are. [...] I focus
on preserving the part of the heritage that has to do with history and beauty."
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