Carys Zeta Douglas, the daughter of actors Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas, is stepping into the spotlight and opening up about her famous father.
During an interview with Town & Country, out Wednesday, the young celeb, 15, said her father's age (he's 73, Zeta-Jones is 48) was of particular note to childhood bullies.
“People would be like, ‘Your grandpa’s here to pick you up,' " she told the magazine.
“There’s this picture of my dad and it’s like, 'Michael Douglas Cancer Again, Dying In a Month,' " she said. "I just started crying. I was like, ‘Why didn’t my parents tell me this?!’ Only it wasn’t true. People just always want a story to tell.”
She's also had to deal with tabloid rumors surrounding her father's age and fame.
But growing up, Douglas says, she didn't see her father as a famous actor at all.
"I thought my dad was a pancake maker," she said. "I didn't know he was an actor. Honestly."