“Get your ass out of chair and go get her”: Matthew McConaughey Recalls Falling in Love With Camila Alves in Their First Meeting
Matthew McConaughey became a household name in the 2000s after starring in romantic movies, including How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, The Wedding Planner, Fool’s Gold, and more. The romantic lead characters that he portrayed on-screen established him as a s*x symbol at the time. However, after his hiatus, the actor returned to picking up more dramatic roles in movies, including Dallas Buyers Club, The Lincoln Lawyer, and more.
He is regarded as one of the finest actors in the industry who is extremely dedicated about the craft. The actor married model and entrepreneur Camila Alves in an intimate Catholic ceremony in 2012 in Austin. The couple shares three children and recently celebrated 12 years of being together. McConaughey recalled falling in love with his wife, revealing that it was love at first sight.
Matthew McConaughey recalls the time he fell in love with his now-wife Camila Alves
Actor Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves are regarded as one of the nicest couples in the industry and recently celebrated 12 years of their marriage. To mark the occasion, the actor decided to share a joint post for his better half on social media with a picture of him kissing her on the forehead and wrote,
“Thank you. #HappyAnniversary
The two of them met in 2006 at a club on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, and in his interview with People Magazine back in 2016, McConaughey revealed that it was love at first sight for him. He mentioned that, at the time,
Out of the corner of my eye, this sort of aqua-green figure went floating across the frame about 20 feet in front of me. My eyes went up, and I remembered what came out of my mouth. I didn’t say, ‘Who is that?’ I went, ‘What is that?’
The actor continued to share,
As I was trying to get that attention across the room, I went in my head, ‘This is not the kind of woman you call across the room, McConaughey. Get your ass out of your chair and go get her. Which I did.
In his interview with Howard Stern, the actor revealed that that night he spoke 25 minutes of the best Spanish he’s ever spoken in his life, adding that Alves spoke Portuguese. He noted that he doesn’t think he ever understood Portuguese as well as he did that night, mentioning that he was focused and it worked for him.
Matthew shared with Stern that her car was at the auto repair shop, so he offered her a ride to his home. He added that she turned him down twice that night and the next morning found her talking to his housekeeper like they had been friends for a long time. The actor said that’s when he knew that he’d met the one. The two of them got married in Austin, Texas, in 2012.
Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves explain their reason for moving to Texas
The beloved couple relocated themselves, along with their children Levi, Vida, and Livingston, from Malibut to Lone Star State, Texas, to reconnect with their roots. In an interview with Southern Living Magazine earlier this year, in March, the couple dwelled upon their decision.
We were living a happy life in Malibu. We had a beautiful house that we built together and put a lot of love and care into. We were raising our kids there. I was growing everything in the yard. I had bees making honey.
Following a family crisis, the family spent an extended time in Texas to help out the actor’s mother and two brothers, and the model noticed a significant change in the actor. She described this effect as ‘gravity’, adding that gravity is very different in Texas. She recalls a conversation the two of them had in a car where, even though she knew the answer, she asked him if he wanted to move to Texas, to which he replied yes.
The actor mentioned that moving was harder on the model entrepreneur as she had lived in all the glamorous places in America and had no friends when they moved. With time, they adjusted, and Matthew McConaughey said they were going to church. Sports became a stronger tradition for the kids before adding that ritual came back as soon as they moved to Texas.
He lastly added that there was no more drama to deal with as soon as they moved to Texas. Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves own a brand of tequila Pantalones and run their Just Keep Livn’ Foundation.
Happy Anniversary, McConaugheys!
