The 'True Detective' actor has shared one of his family's Christmas traditions and revealed what he usually gives his mother for the jolly season and why.
- Dec 30, 2023
AceShowbiz - Matthew McConaughey's mum needs hours to open pointless Christmas presents. The "True Detective" actor, 54, and his family offer his mum Mary Kathleen stacks of gifts for the festive season - such as toilet roll and biro pens - as she loves having the most presents under the tree.
"Christmas at our place starts at about sunrise - the kids all get up, see if Santa came. The present opening ends about 4.30pm - 'Why?' you ask," Matthew said in a TikTok video shot in 2022 that has been reshared by his fans for this Christmas.
"Well, in our family, especially with my mother, quantity of gifts is much more important than quality of gifts. So we make sure to give everyone, especially my mum, many, many, many, many gifts."
"But we all have to stop and watch each person open their gift and give undivided attention to that person's gift opening. So what we do with mum, we get her a shampoo and conditioner."
"But you don't put those in the same box - you get a nice wrap box of shampoo and a nice box for conditioner. Then you get a really nice box - maybe a Tiffany box - 'Ah, what's inside?' A box of Q-tips. 'What's in another one over here?' Roll of toilet paper! 'What's in one over here?' A Bic writing pen."
"Anything we can do to spread it out, because Mum Mac is most happy when she has most presents to open, so we make sure she has the most presents to open. She gets a lot of… toiletries."
Matthew celebrated this Christmas with his wife Camila Alves, 40, and their three children. His mum recently got candid about the death of her husband James Donald McConaughey - telling how he died while they were making love.@bookitstudio matthew mcconaughey shares the right way to do Christmas. 🎄 thoughts? #matthewmcconaughey #christmas #christmaspresents #interview #inspiration ♬ original sound - Book It Studio
She told "Red Table Talk", "My husband died making love to me. And I remember saying, when he fell back, I said, 'What's the matter big boy? I wear you out?' No response, no response, and I'm thinking, 'Oh my God, something's wrong.' "
