Catherine Zeta-Jones shared a personal anecdote about her unique choice of music during the birth of her son, Dylan, whom she had with husband Michael Douglas. The Academy Award-winning actress revealed that she requested Tom Jones’s 1965 hit “What’s New Pussycat?” to play in the delivery room, rather than opting for a more traditional calming soundtrack. Zeta-Jones, who is from Wales like the singer, described the moment and the preparation leading up to the birth in an interview tied to her current role on the AMC+ series “Kill Jackie.”

Reflecting on the experience, Zeta-Jones said she approached labor fully prepared, surrounded by a team that included a doula, midwife, doctor, and someone to manage pain relief. Douglas was actively involved, timing her contractions, while she packed her hospital bag months in advance. Despite suggestions from her midwife and doula to select something soothing for the delivery, she insisted on Tom Jones’s playful tune, a nod to their shared Welsh heritage.

Zeta-Jones praised Jones not only for his musical legacy but also for his charm, describing his vocal endurance as “a phenomenon.” The song choice also ties into her latest project, “Kill Jackie,” where she stars as Jackie Price, a Welsh art dealer with a complicated past who must confront a group of assassins known as “The Seven Demons.” The thriller series, adapted from Nick Harkaway’s novel “The Price You Pay,” debuted recently on AMC+.

While Zeta-Jones acknowledged some connection to her character through their shared nationality and backgrounds involving the underworld, she noted that Jackie’s brashness and lack of a social filter differ from her own personality. “I’ve been pre-programed to have a serious filter as women usually are,” Zeta-Jones said, adding that with maturity, she has gained more freedom to express herself candidly.

The role marks Zeta-Jones’s third portrayal of a character linked to drug trafficking, following the 2000 film “Traffic” and the 2017 drama “Cocaine Grandmother.” She recounted that her agent once humorously questioned her repeated involvement with “dubious” characters. In “Kill Jackie,” however, the character is depicted as trying to leave her criminal past behind, which Zeta-Jones suggested is a fresh angle for the narrative.

Though she clarified that she has no personal ties to such illicit activities, Zeta-Jones explained her fascination with stories about crime and the underworld. She compared it to the enduring cultural interest in mafia narratives, citing her fondness for shows like “The Sopranos” and films by Martin Scorsese. “There’s something about that underworld, that dark, dirty, little dangerous world that I find just interesting,” she said.