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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Amber Raiken

Matthew McConaughey defends mother’s decision to test his wife Camila Alves during start of relationship

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Matthew McConaughey has defended his mother’s decision to test his now-wife, Camila Alves McConaughey, during the early stages of his relationship.

The actor, 53, spoke candidly about his relationship with his mother, Mary Kathleen “Kay” McCabe, during a recent interview with Entertainment Tonight Canada, published on 21 September. His comments came one month after Camila appeared on Southern Living’s Biscuits and Jam podcast, where she revealed that when she first started dating her now-husband, McCabe would do “all kinds of stuff”, including calling the model by the name of Matthew’s exes.

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