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- Matthew McConaughey has been married to model Camila Alves since 2012.
- She once admitted that she didn’t recognize the Oscar-winning actor the first time she met him.
- They share three children together.
Matthew McConaughey52, is a successful actor who has made a name for himself over the years, but he also now has a leading woman by his side through it all. Camila Alves39 years old, married Dazed and confused star in 2012 and they share three children together, including Levi14, Vida13 and Livingston10. They’ve shown their loving family at various times and we’ve heard of their love through their own quotes over the years.
In fact, she opened up about the secret to her decade-plus marriage in a 2021 interview with Us. “I wish I had a simple and short answer!” she said HollywoodLife in an EXCLUSIVE interview. “Relationships are work, but I choose love. I was actually thinking about that this morning, because you can go through a lot in a relationship, you can go through a lot of ups and downs, no relationship isn’t perfect. It’s work.”
Find out more about Camila and her journey with Matthew below!
She is a model.
Camila was born in Brazil and moved to Los Angeles when she was just 15 years old. After working as a housekeeper and waitress, she became fluent in English and moved to New York, where she pursued modeling. She has worked on several projects, including one with Macy’s INC International Concepts clothing line in 2012.
She has also worked as a handbag designer and TV show host.
Camila and her mother design the Muxo line of handbags and have experimented with different designs and styles over the years. She hosted the third season of the Bravo reality series Shear Genius in 2010 and co-hosted the competition show Food Network. Kids BBQ Championship with Eddie Jackson in 2016.
Camila’s other projects include her own lifestyle website, Women of Today, which includes blog posts on food, health, crafts and decor, style, family and work life. , and his own organic food company called Yummy Spoonfuls, which launched its baby food line for Target in 2016.
How did Camila and Matthew meet?
Camila and Matthew first met at a bar in Los Angeles, California in 2006 and she admitted she didn’t know who he was at first, during an interview. “The first interaction, I didn’t know who he was,” she reportedly said Go to Hollywood. “At the time, he had a very long beard and he had this Rasta hat. He was completely hidden and I didn’t really know who he was.
She went on to explain that once her friend Lance Armstrong approached, she understood him. “Lance came to talk to me,” she said. “You knew they were still together, so I’m like, OK, I’m out of here. I’m going to the other side of the room!
Matthew also once said in an interview that he finally approached her and started talking to her in Portuguese and Spanish. “Get your ass out of the chair and go get her,” he said southern life what was said at the time.
How was Camila and Matthew’s wedding?
The husband and wife got married at a private home in 2012 and since they already had two of their children, they included two in their wedding party. Levi and Vida were 4 and 2 at the time and served as ring bearer and flower girl. “Somehow they both seem to understand what we’re doing on a spiritual level,” Camila said. PEOPLE about their involvement.
She became an American citizen in 2015.
Glad to say I now hold a US passport! I have so much respect and appreciation for this country. #newuscitizen pic.twitter.com/S58HJMjz81
— Camila Alves (@iamcamilaalves) August 4, 2015
Camila took to Twitter to share a photo with her family and the announcement that she has become an American citizen. “Happy to say I now hold a US passport! I have so much respect and appreciation for this country. #newuscitizen,” she wrote in the tweet.
Matthew also celebrated his big milestone by writing, “Congratulations Camila on getting your US citizenship today. Another countryman and great American.
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