Is there something we still don’t know about Matthew McConaughey’s idyllic marriage?
Obviously – yes.
The actor’s long-lasting relationship with Camila Alves has always been adventurous in
a peculiar way.
Although these two seem to be a perfect match, what matches in the first place is their weirdness.
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One of Hollywood’s most crushed on man has found his life partner in the Brazilian model
and fashion designer back in 2006.
The couple’s meeting deserves to be compared with a rom-com opening scene.
Normally a woman would be starstruck by McConaughey, but not Alves: the model didn’t recognize
the movie star that night.
And even when she did – his popularity wasn’t enough of a reason to impress Camila.
It was late night when Alves said she was going home.
The friends insisted that she shouldn’t go somewhere alone at such a late time, and
then McConaughey proposed the model to spend the night at his place.
She agreed, but only on the condition to sleep in a guest bedroom.
When McConaughey snuck down there, Alves rejected him.
The actor mentioned in the interview with Howard Stern that his future spouse didn’t
even give him a kiss.
Alves left the next day without agreeing to go on a future date with McConaughey, but
he kept trying, and after two more rejections, she eventually said yes.
Ironically, the actor was, as he said to “People TV” back in 2017, “happily single at the
time”, and he wasn’t looking for a romance of any kind.
It wasn’t new to him to be around a stunning woman, but there was something special about
Alves – something that put her above all the others.
McConaughey did his best for the attraction to become mutual, but neither of them expected
it to turn into a lifelong relationship.
In one of the interviews, Alves admitted she was surprised they got married at all.
Apparently, the heartthrob she fell in love with wasn’t as romantic as some of the characters
he portrayed on screen.
Let’s start with the fact that McConaughey hasn't worn deodorant in 20 years.
But maybe it’s not the thing that bothers Camila: she doesn't care about his body odor
because sometimes she can't smell it over her own aroma!
Well…
The keyword here is “sometimes”.
According to “In Touch”, when Alves was pregnant with their son, Levi Alves McConaughey,
she would skip showers for weeks.
Pretty wild, huh?
Or rather natural…
Another close-to-wild thing these two have been involved in is vacations at Matthew's
Texas ranch that he owned until 2011.
According to TMZ, besides breeding and selling horses and cows this ranch used to offer whitetail
deer hunting.
Matthew and Camila used to spend a lot of time there with their first child, but after
the deer hunting part of the business was revealed, McConaughey sold it to his nephew.
Another property the actor sold was his own house: he did it right after the lovebirds
got together.
They could have simply moved in his place, but the decision was to have a common property
from the very beginning.
As cinematic as the couple’s love story may seem, it wasn’t only their connection
that made it last.
As McConaughey explained in 2017, “it’s gotta be the right person but it has to be
the right time.”
It’s worth mentioning that before setting down with Camila Alves, the actor had dated
numerous celebrity women.
There’s only a few we know about.
The first actor’s ex that comes to our mind is Penelope Cruz, with whom he split in 2006
due to “busy work schedules,” but there are rumours that Matthew was still with Penelope
when he met Camila Alves, which makes their love story even spicier.
Another rumour spread among the actor’s fans once was about his relationship with
Janet Jackson.
Back in 2019, During the “Watch What Happens Live” show, the host asked Matthew about
his relationship with Janet.
The actor gave an awkward drawn-out laugh and asked whether it was enough of an answer.
And do you remember McCounaghey’s alleged relationship with Sandra Bullock?
They dated after meeting on the set of “A Time To Kill” in 1997.
Despite the obvious affection, Bullock was always coy about her romance with McConaughey:
she once said that the actor had “become a powerful force in her life” and that “they
had fabulous chemistry together,” but insisted that it was better for them to stay friends.
Ironically, Sandra Bullock is also an old friend of Camila Alves: sometimes she even
takes her son Louis out on playdates with McConaughey’s current wife and her children.
What conclusion can we make looking at the actor’s love story?..
Well, love stories?
Apparently, he wasn’t searching for the opportunity to be a powerful force in someone’s
life.
Or maybe he was, but what really attracted him is the woman that became the force herself.
He was definitely stunned by her beauty, pride, and self-respect, but was it enough to end
up in a lifelong relationship?
For McConaughey, Alves became the woman, with whom he wanted to share all kinds of experiences:
The woman to shine on a red carpet with.
The woman to go mountain climbing with.
The woman to skip showering for weeks with.
The woman to raise children with.
And, finally, the woman who could joke about Matthew not being even slightly similar to
the flawless characters he plays.
Camila Alves is the woman who accepted the real Matthew McConaughey – and not the one
we see in romantic comedies.
Yeah, that’s what we call a perfect match!