Matthew McConaughey On Camila Alves Saying His Mom Tested Her At The Start Of Their Relationship: ‘My Family Is Big On Rites Of Initiation’
etcanada.comLast month, Matthew McConaughey’s wife Camila Alves revealed that her mother-in-law used to “test” her at the start of their relationship; now, McConaughey is reacting to his mom’s former strategy.
During a podcast interview last month, Alves explained how McConaughey’s mother, Mary Kathlene McCabe — nicknamed “Ma Mac” by the family — would do “all kinds of stuff” to her when she entered the picture, including calling Alves by the actor’s exes names.
While speaking to ET Canada’s Cheryl Hickey in a new interview, McConaughey admitted it’s true, explaining: “My family is big on rites of passage and initiation, and you don’t get into the McConaughey family easily.” “We test you.
And even in our own family with my brothers and mother is one of us. Me and my brothers get on our high horse about something,” he continued. “Oh, my family, we humbly wait, we make you cry, and then we pick you up and make your favourite drink, ‘You’re welcome back.’ So there are initiations, rites of passage that my family’s always enjoyed.” READ MORE: Matthew McConaughey Gets Into Tense Exchange With Joy Behar On ‘The View’ After She Calls Him ‘Anti-Gun’ The “Interstellar” star, 53, then explained how his wife eventually broke through with “Ma Mac.” “Camila goes, ‘I’m not asking your permission anymore.’ And basically, my mom was like, ‘There we go.
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