Matthew McConaughey Reveals Bedroom Secret That Saved His Marriage
Matthew McConaughey can attest that size matters—at least when it comes to beds.
After he insisted that downsizing the size of your mattress is the best thing you can do for your marriage in his new book Poems & Prayers, the Interstellar star shared insight into how getting a smaller bed has helped his and wife Camila Alves’ relationship.
“We have kids, and we go to our friend’s house and he has one of these double king-size beds put together and all the kids sleep in the bed,” Matthew—dad to kids Levi, 17, Vida, 15, and Livingston, 12, with Camila—told Fox News. “The wife’s on one side with her side table and the husband’s on the other side and it’s great when you got all three kids, but all of a sudden the kids get too big. They’re out of the bed.”
“I wake up one morning, I’m looking over there and Camilla’s like a football field away man,” he continued. “Then you go to bed at night, like you want to snuggle up and, ‘Well, we’ve got to cover you up. Come about 12 feet and I’ll come 12 feet.'”
With their kids being all grown up, it didn’t take long for the 55-year-old to realize there is beauty in proximity.
“You’re like, ‘Man, this damn king-size bed is not good for the marriage,’” he explained. “’Get rid of that son of a b–ch.’ So we got a queen size where we’re shoulder to shoulder. I’m telling you, it’s good for your marriage.”
While Matthew and Camila’s bond continues to grow closer as their kids grow older, the Oscar winner has also found ways to make his job a family affair.
In fact, Matthew recently starred alongside his eldest and his mom Kay McConaughey, 93, in his latest movie The Lost Bus.
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“He’s introducing himself and I happen to be alongside him and in some of the same scenes of him which is pretty cool,” Matthew told E! News of his son’s feature film acting debut earlier this month. “Three generations. My mother has always been a performer and so she’s been films. I had no idea he was even interested.”
And because wasn’t sure his son was serious about launching his acting career, the How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days actor had initially ignored Levi’s requests to audition for the role of his onscreen son.
“He came back four times asking me, ‘Can I read for it?” Matthew recalled, adding that he soon after pitched the idea to the casting director. “They got him on camera, read for it and I said ‘Wow, he can hold the frame, he’s got the instinct for it.’”
For more of Matthew and Camila’s sweet family, keep reading…
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Thrill Rides
The McConaughey crew visited Universal Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles for a rare family outing in June 2025.
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Group of Gala-Goers
The Oscar winner, his wife and their three kids coordinated outfits while attending the Mack, Jack & McConaughey Gala together in Austin, Texas in April 2025.
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Look Up
Camila and Livingston checked out the solar exclipse in April 2024.
Family First
Levi shared this family photo in honor of his dad’s birthday 54th birthday in 2023, writing on Instagram, “People know Matthew Mcconaughey as an Actor and now a writer, but I know him as my father.”
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Baller Lifestyle
Matthew and Livingston met Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green in November 2023.
Paris Fashion Week
This family time at Paris Fashion Week was magnifique!
Braving Waves
“Surf souvenirs,” Matthew captioned this March 2023 pic of son Levi.
Hairy Situation
The Oscar winner gave Livingston a haircut as Levi looked on in February 2023.
Best Uncle
“Uncle @woodyharrelson is questioning if the cake is vegan or not!!!” Camila wrote on Instagram in January 2023 for her and Matthew’s daughter Vida’s 13th birthday. “How does this go people! Time flies… 13! You are my ray of sunshine Vida!!!”
Going Camping
In December 2022, Camila wrote, “We get the trailer they are responsible for the tent… #ontheroad.”
Reading Time
“Kids reading time by the fire!” Camila wrote in December 2022. “Fun book @reesewitherspoon !! Ladies and gentlemen if you don’t have it time to get it! Great gift too!”
The Trio
Matthew McConaughey and wife Camilla Alves McConaughey‘s kids Livingston, Vida and Levi pose for a 2022 pic.
The Gang’s All Here
“The man who always makes time for us no matter what, the man who’s always there for us no matter what,” Levi continued in his birthday tribute, and the man that taught me to appreciate the journey and not just the destination.”
He added, “The journeys just getting started…Happy birthday Papai.”
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Red Carpet Ready
The whole family was dressed to impress at the 2019 Texas Medal Of Arts Awards in Austin, Texas.
Too Cool
Livingston lived it up in a pair of sunglasses, with mom Camila writing on instagram, “Going thru photos and finding all kinds of photos taken by the kids!”
Play Time
“We know we love them,” Camila jokingly captioned this action shot of her three kids, “and they love us deep down under all…a cupcake, a pie, a card, a phone call.”
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Star Power
Matthew and his family attended his Hollywood Walk of Fame star ceremony in 2014.
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Family Night
Matthew brought his family to the 2014 Mack, Jack & McConaughey Gala.
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Batter Up
The couple and their kids Levi and Vida caught a baseball game between the New York Yankees and Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas.
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