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<b>MICHAEL</b> begs <b>CATHERINE</b>’s mom to help save troubled marriage to Welsh beauty!
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MICHAEL DOUGLAS has enlisted an unlikely ally in his effort to win back estranged wife Catherine Zeta-Jones – his mother-in-law!
The 69-year-old actor and Catherine’s Welsh mom, Pat, have never really hit it off. But sources tell The ENQUIRER that Michael bit the bullet for the sake of his two children with Catherine, son Dylan, 13, and daughter Carys, 10. The star had a heart-to-heart talk with Pat before Thanksgiving, hoping that she could convince her famous daughter to give the marriage another try.
“Michael is desperate to save the marriage because of the kids,” said a source. “He poured out his heart to Pat and told her she had to get through to Catherine.