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Meet Matthew McConaughey’s sassy mum, Kay: the 93-year-old had a ‘strained’ relationship with the Interstellar actor during the early days of his career – and once ‘tested’ her daughter-in-law

STORYIshani Sarkar
Matthew McConaughey’s mother Kay, 93, is close with his family. Photo: @MessengerEnt/X
Matthew McConaughey’s mother Kay, 93, is close with his family. Photo: @MessengerEnt/X
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The mother of 3 first met the love of her life in university and later married him thrice, and divorced him twice – youngest son Matthew’s arrival was such a surprise, his father even doubted he was his

Actor Matthew McConaughey’s foray into the Australian liquor market with his tequila brand Pantalones Organic Tequila is going down smooth. The company is being praised for being sustainable and joining hands with Surfrider Foundation to preserve beaches and oceans, reports Drinks Digest.

Matthew McConaughey’s tequila brand he co-founded with his wife, Camila Alves, landed in Australia. Photo: @officialmcconaughey/Instagram
Matthew McConaughey’s tequila brand he co-founded with his wife, Camila Alves, landed in Australia. Photo: @officialmcconaughey/Instagram

Pantalones is the brainchild of the Interstellar actor and his wife, Camila Alves, proving that their partnership extends beyond their marriage. However, it’s another McConaughey who has the cooler love story: Mary Kathleen “Kay” McConaughey, Matthew’s mother.

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Here’s everything to know about Kay aka MaMac, who, according to Esquire, loves to party, “knew” Woody Harrelson’s father, per Decider, and always tells her sons, “Are you going to see the rose in the vase or the dust on the table?” as she revealed on Instagram.

She married the same man thrice – and divorced him twice

Matthew McConaughey’s mother Kay McConaughey married the same man thrice. Photo: @yahoolife/X
Matthew McConaughey’s mother Kay McConaughey married the same man thrice. Photo: @yahoolife/X
Speaking with City Lifestyle, Kay revealed that she first met her husband, college gridiron player and NFL draftee Jim McConaughey, at university. According to People, they were students at the University of Kentucky. They went strong as a couple but he was indecisive about marriage. “I sent him an invitation to his wedding and I said if you can make it, fine, but if you don’t show up at the altar, then it’s over and I’m going to New York,” she recalled, per Hello!

They ended up getting married thrice – and divorced twice. “I had three traditional real weddings, once in the Presbyterian church, once in the Catholic Church and once in the Methodist church,” she told City Lifestyle. After Jim passed away in 1992, Kay found love with a man named C.J. They spent 17 years together until he succumbed to leukemia.

She’s a mum of three

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