Friday, January 31, 2025 - Matthew McConaughey's mother, Kay McConaughey, has opened up about her multiple marriages and divorce from the same man.
In a recent interview with Austin Lifestyle, the
93-year-old mother of three revealed that not only did she marry and
divorce her late husband three times, but she was the one who initially
proposed.
"Jim McConaughey couldn't make up his mind whether he wanted to get
married or not," Kay said of the Dazed and Confused actor’s dad,
who died in 1992.
Kay continued, saying she and Jim met in college and they were “pretty
tight,” but their closeness didn’t mean that it would lead to an instant
relationship.
She said she “knew he loved me,” but without a proper commitment.
She planned on moving back to New York and chasing her dreams of
modelling.
Then she came up with a plan to take things into her own hands.
“So, 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,” Kay told Austin Lifestyle.
Her idea worked, and the rest was history.
“It wasn’t that he didn’t love
me, he simply could not make up his mind. And I don’t think he wanted to get
married at the time, but I wanted to get married!” Kay said.
However, the first and second marriages didn’t come without issues. The
former couple went on to have three weddings and three divorces.
“Not many people can say that,” Kay admitted before describing each
ceremony.
“I had three traditional real weddings, once in the Presbyterian church, once
in the Catholic church and once in the Methodist church,” she told the
outlet.
After Jim died in the early ‘90s, Kay found love once again around 2000, this
time with a man named C.J., whom she referred to as her “soulmate.”
Though the pair never married, they “were together for 17 years until he
d!ed of leukaemia.”
Kay mentioned she never had any interest in remarrying after Jim.
She said: “I never wanted to. I was just so happy to have two men in my
life that I really, really loved.”
Now 93 years old, Kay has lived a stress-free life and is happy to share
how she’s managed to do it.
“I think a lot has to do with my positive attitude. I really have a
positive attitude, and I eat well. I eat clean. I exercise,” she said.
Her exercise of choice is pilates, which she does about four times a
week for an hour to stay fit.
“The biggest thing for me is I don't stress,” Kay said.
And anytime she finds herself in a situation where she feels stressed,
she said she’s learned to remove herself.
“I don't have to fix everything, and for me, that's a very positive.
Women think they always have to fix everything, and I don't think that way. I
will help you, but I'm not going to stress over fixing everything, So, my main
things are I eat clean, I exercise and I don’t stress,” Kay said.
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