Catherine Zeta-Jones Reveals Surprising Connection to Morticia Addams
Let’s just say this: if you thought Hollywood had run out of ways to make us question reality, along comes Catherine Zeta-Jones casually comparing herself to Morticia Addams, and suddenly we’re back at square one of the “celebrities are just like us—except not” spiral. Of course this happened.
Yes, the same woman who once graced red carpets in designer gowns and delivered Oscar-winning performances is now telling TODAY.com that she and the gothic matriarch of the Addams Family have more in common than you’d think. And no, it’s not the whole “eating bugs in cookies” thing. That’s the part we all wish she’d owned up to—because honestly, at this point, wouldn’t that be a refreshing twist?
According to Zeta-Jones, 55, the connection lies in motherhood. Because apparently, even the most glamorous Hollywood moms sometimes feel like they’re parenting from a place of ancient wisdom, trying to guide their offspring through the chaos of being young, weird, and full of rage. Sound familiar? It should. It’s the same dynamic that plays out in Netflix’s *Wednesday*, where Zeta-Jones plays Morticia Addams, the elegant, death-obsessed mother of the titular character, played by Jenna Ortega.
In a recent interview with TODAY.com published August 26, Zeta-Jones explained that she often finds herself playing the wise, emotionally restrained parent—just like Morticia—when dealing with her own children, Dylan, 25, and Carys, 22. “There are many times I’ve been thinking I’m putting an old head on young shoulders when my daughter or my son has done something,” she said. “Sometimes you have to step back and let them just do that in parenting.”
So, in other words, even the most put-together celebrities struggle with the same parenting dilemmas the rest of us do—except theirs are played out on a gothic Netflix set with a sword fight thrown in for good measure. Because of course, Wednesday Addams doesn’t just argue with her mom—she duels her.
That’s right. In a dramatic twist that somehow feels both absurd and oddly relatable, Wednesday challenges Morticia to a sword fight after overexerting herself using a forbidden spellbook. The confrontation, as co-creator Miles Millar told *Variety*, ends with Wednesday realizing—painfully—that her mother might actually know what she’s talking about. “She goes into that thinking she’s going to easily defeat her mother, which she gets wrong, because Morticia is an expert swordmaster.”
Because nothing says “teen rebellion” like nearly getting sliced in half by your impeccably dressed mother. Again, of course this happened.
But here’s the real kicker: despite the supernatural abilities, the eerie family gatherings, and the general vibe of impending doom, *Wednesday* creator Tim Burton wanted the Addams family to feel grounded. “He wanted there to be a tether and a groundedness to the real world,” Zeta-Jones explained. Which is why, despite all the kooky chaos, the show’s family dynamics feel eerily familiar to anyone who’s ever tried to raise a moody teenager.
That’s also why the show dives into Morticia’s own complicated relationship with her mother, Hester Frump, played by Joanna Lumley. According to co-creator Alfred Gough, Morticia’s parenting style is partly a reaction to her own upbringing. “She was a working mom all about her job, and Morticia, in a way, is trying to go against that.”
So yes, even Morticia Addams has mommy issues. And if that doesn’t feel like a darkly poetic reflection of modern family life, then what does?
As fans eagerly await the second half of *Wednesday* Season 3, set to premiere August 3 on Netflix, one thing is clear: this show is less about the supernatural and more about the all-too-real drama of trying to raise a child who thinks they know better than you. And if that doesn’t sound like a horror story, I don’t know what does.
Anyway, can’t wait to see how this gets worse.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and TODAY.com, Variety, E! News
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