Catherine Zeta-Jones gets ‘blessed by an elephant’ for Boxing Day as she enjoys Christmas holiday in India
Catherine Zeta-Jones received a dose of seasonal cheer from an unlikely source on Boxing Day, she revealed on Instagram.
The Oscar-winning actress uploaded a video of herself being 'blessed by an elephant' during her Christmas holiday in India.
In the charming clip, Catherine could be seen standing on one side of a small fence, while the elephant, surrounded by ancient pillars, stood safely on the other side.
She bowed her head to the majestic creature as it stretched its trunk over the fence and gently stroked her on the top of her head.
To add an extra touch of glamor to the proceedings, Catherine set the video to a recording of Swiss musician Heinz Holliger playing one of Vivaldi's oboe concertos.
Catherine Zeta-Jones received a hint of seasonal cheer from an unlikely source on Boxing Day, she revealed on Instagram
The Oscar-winning actress uploaded a video of herself being 'blessed by an elephant' during her Christmas holiday in India
To add an extra touch of glamor to the proceedings, Catherine set the video to a recording of Swiss musician Heinz Holliger playing one of Vivaldi's oboe concertos.
As the day went on, she also posted a photo of herself standing in front of a dazzling sunset and taking a photo.
In a look that evoked memories of Kipling, she was decked out in white trousers, a flowy khaki blouse and a matching straw hat.
'Auditioning for the next Indiana Jones movie. 'Cause I'm family, you know,” Catherine joked in the caption to her more than five and a half million followers.
Catherine, 54, has been traveling around India with her husband Michael Douglas, 79, and their children Dylan, 23, and Carys, 20.
Michael and Catherine welcomed Dylan in August 2000 and married that November at the iconic Plaza Hotel on 5th Avenue.
Carys, whose Catherine was heavily pregnant when she danced at the Oscars and accepted her trophy for Chicago, arrived in April 2003.
Since becoming a couple in 1998, Catherine and Michael have attracted attention for their gaping quarter-century age difference.
In 2018, Carys said City and country that if her father would do the school run, “people would say, 'Your grandpa is coming to pick you up.'
As the day went on, she also posted a photo of herself standing in front of a dazzling sunset and taking a photo, joking that she was “auditioning for the next Indiana Jones movie.”
Catherine, 54, has been traveling around India with her husband Michael Douglas, 79, and their children Dylan, 23, and Carys, 20
The following year, Michael revealed in an interview with Closer to weekly that his daughter had decided to go to boarding school.
On the Today A few years ago, Catherine shared that her “extremely smart” children both want to follow their parents into the acting world.
“Michael and I would be the first parents to say, 'You know, maybe you should think about another career,' but we've seen how passionate they are about the profession,” she said.
Meanwhile, Catherine's credits include playing Morticia Addams in the Netflix hit Wednesday and a lead character in the television show National Treasure.