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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Amber Raiken

Matthew McConaughey says his mother was ‘looking out for him’ when she ‘tested’ his wife Camila Alves

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Matthew McConaughey has once again come to his mother’s defence, claiming that she was just “looking out for him” by testing his now-wife, Camila Alves McConaughey.

The actor, 53, spoke candidly about his relationship with his mother, Mary Kathleen “Kay” McCabe, during a recent episode of Jana Kramer’s Whine Down podcast. His comments come weeks after he first defended his mother, as Camila previously revealed that when she first started dating Matthew, McCabe would test her in different ways, such as by calling the model by the names of her son’s exes.

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