Matthew and Kay McConaughey in 2012. (Michael Buckner/Getty Photos for SXSW)
Matthew McConaughey’s mother, Kay McConaughey, is getting candid about marrying the identical man — thrice.
Kay, 93, opened up about Matthew’s late father, Jim McConaughey, in a latest interview with Austin Way of life, addressing their uncommon marital historical past: They have been twice-divorced and thrice-married to one another over the span of 39 years.
“Not many individuals can say that,” Kay advised the publication. “I had three conventional actual weddings, as soon as within the Presbyterian church, as soon as within the Catholic church and as soon as within the Methodist church.”
Earlier than exchanging vows the primary time, Jim “couldn’t make up his thoughts whether or not he needed to get married or not. I met him in school and we have been fairly tight, however he couldn’t appear to make up his thoughts. I knew he beloved me, but when we didn’t get married, I may return to New York and mannequin.”
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“So,” she continued, “I despatched him an invite to his wedding ceremony and I mentioned if you may make it, high-quality, however in case you don’t present up on the altar, then it’s over and I’m going to New York. However, he did present up. It wasn’t that he didn’t love me, he merely couldn’t make up his thoughts. And I don’t assume he needed to get married on the time, however I needed to get married!”
Kay and Jim had three kids: Michael, Patrick and Matthew, who turned a film star within the Nineties. Based on Kay, she had not anticipated to turn into pregnant with Matthew.
“In actual fact, he was such a shock my buddy took me as much as the hospital to have Matthew and Jim McConaughey mentioned, ‘Nicely, I don’t know if that’s my son,’ and I mentioned, ‘Then don’t come up and see if he’s your son,’” Kay advised Austin Way of life. “However he did, he determined to return up and see the child, and I mentioned, ‘What do you assume?’ and he got here round. I imply, who else’s child wouldn’t it have been?”
Jim died in 1992 and a number of other years later, Kay sparked a long-term romance with businessman Clyde “CJ” Carlig, whom she calls “my soulmate. He was such a form, considerate particular person and we have been collectively for 17 years till he died of leukemia” in 2017.
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Kay and Carlig by no means walked down the aisle. She didn’t need to, and “was simply so pleased to have two males in my life that I actually, actually beloved.”
Matthew, 55, has beforehand mentioned his dad and mom’ on-and-off relationship, telling Barbara Walters in a 2006 interview that they “would say this in jest, however there’s some fact to this as properly. Each of them at totally different instances mentioned, ‘Nicely son, I like your mom. Six days per week.’ And Mother mentioned the identical factor, ‘I like your father six days per week.’ That didn’t imply they didn’t love one another on the seventh day; what it means is that they mentioned you gotta have time for your self, you may’t lose your self.”
