Matthew McConaughey Reveals Conversation With His 4-Year-Old Prompted Marriage To His Now-Wife

Camila Alves and Matthew McConaughey in 2019It took some coaxing for Matthew McConaughey to propose to his now-wife, Camila Alves.Matthew revealed during a podcast appearance earlier this week that it was a conversation with his then-4-year-old son that prompted him to finally get down on one knee.Speaking to Chris Williamson on Modern Wisdom, the actor recalled: “My son comes to me at four years old and says, ‘Why isn’t Mama a McConaughey?’.”At the time, Camila and Matthew had been together since 2006, and shared two children: a son, Levi, and a daughter, Vida. “I’m going through my head, ‘You’re fucking four, dude,’” Matthew said. “It’s a great question, but I mean ―– because we’re not married. When you get married, you switch your name.” “And... all of a sudden he goes, ‘Are you scared?’” Matthew said, repeating that his son was four years old at the time. “And I was like, ‘Yeah, I guess I am.’”Camila Alves McConaughey and Matthew McConaughey pictured together last month in London. The True Detective star said that he turned to the church to help explore his relationship more. “I remember going to a pastor and talking to a lot of different elder men who had had long-term relationships, were married for decades and stuff, and my pastor goes, ‘Let me just ask you this, Mr. Risk Taker. What’s the bigger risk?’” he recalled the pastor saying.“I didn’t want to do it because that’s what you’re supposed to do,” he said. “It’s time. We’ve been dating for this long. We got engaged. I didn’t want to do it by the book.” Matthew and Camila would go on to tie the knot in 2012, and then welcome their third child, Livingston, that same year. The couple recently celebrated their 13th wedding anniversary ― which they often forget ― back in June. In a sweet Instagram post, Camila wrote that she “never really understood the sacred meaning of marriage until I met you”. “To all other couples celebrating their anniversary take a pause to appreciate the meaning of why and how you came together,” she added. MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS:Taylor Swift Gets Fans Hot Under The Collar With Racy New Song About Travis KelceGary Oldman Reveals Prince William's Slow Horses Jibe During Knighthood CeremonyMariah Carey Reflects On Infamous Jennifer Lopez 'I Don't Know Her' Shade

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