Camila Alves McConaughey reflects on her blessings this Thanksgiving, including having her mother-in-law — and Matthew McConaughey’s husband’s mother — Kay McConaughey in her life.
The model, 41, posted a video on Instagram on Friday, joined by Kay, 91. As the couple wished everyone a happy Thanksgiving “from our family to yours,” they talked about the importance of pausing to practice gratitude this time of year.
“In the midst of everything you’re doing today, whatever you’re doing, take a break and take a moment to really think about what you’re grateful for in your life and how you can help others,” Camila said, before asking Kay — or “MaMac,” how they call her affectionately – for which she is grateful.
For the elderly, it’s all about enjoying good health. “Well, no. 1, I am thankful that I did [my] sons and their wives and my grandchildren and my great-grandchildren and they are all healthy. That’s the most important thing – everyone is healthy, and I’m very healthy,” she said.
“And when you’re in good health, nine times out of 10 you’re happy,” she continued. “Well, put it all together. Happy and healthy, you can’t win.”
Camila — who has been married to actor Matthew McConaughey since 2012 — included a text caption over the video, sharing that she feels grateful for Kay. “MaMac’s thanks for Thanksgiving! She is 91 years old and I am blessed and grateful to have her in my life,” she wrote.
In the caption of the post, she invited her followers in English and Portuguese: “Let’s think about how we can practice GRATITUDE every day, not just on Thanksgiving.”
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From left: Camila, Matthew and Kay McConaughey in 2011.
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While Camila and Kay are enjoying a close relationship these days, Try just one bite the author recently revealed that her mother-in-law gave her a hard time when she first started dating Matthew (54) in 2006.
Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves relationship timeline
“She was doing all these things when I first showed up. She was really testing me. I mean really testing me,” Camila continued Southern Living‘with Biscuits and jam podcast in August. “She would call me all of Matthew’s ex-girlfriend’s names, start talking to me in Spanish in a very choppy way, kind of hushed up, all kinds of things.”
She recounted how she brought Kay on a trip to Istanbul, Turkey and had an awkward interaction with her at a hotel that finally made her realize what was really driving Kay’s behavior.
“I was taking her to her room and she got into this whole other thing that’s not my place to share, and she started crying. I’m like, ‘Oh my God, Mom Mac,’ I’m so sorry, and as I put her to bed, I look at her and I’m like, ‘Oh my God, she’s full of shit,'” Camila explained.
She said that’s when she decided to turn the tables and bring out her “spicy Brazilian Latin side” and “let her have it.” After that, Kaya’s attitude completely changed.
“At the end she just looked at me and said, ‘Okay, now you’re in.’ All she wanted was for me to hit back and from that day forward, that night we have the most amazing relationship,” she said.
Camila McConaughey skips fashion week to dye her mother-in-law’s hair at home: ‘Family duties come first’
In a moment over the summer that highlighted their sweet relationship, Camila posted a photo on Instagram of herself applying color to Kaye’s hair, explaining in the caption that she even skipped Fashion Week to give her mother-in-law a salon at home.
“Not at fashion week … but things are pretty exciting and trendy here! Family duties first … God forbid her hair falls out 🙏🏽🙏🏽 no pressure!!” she wrote.
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