Camila Alves Recalls Major Fight With Matthew McConaughey's Mom at Start of Their Relationship

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Camila Alves-McConaughey was put through the ringer during the early days of her relationship with Matthew McConaughey. The 41-year-old model is opening up about the hostility she initially faced from her now-mother-in-law, Mary Kathlene — also known as Kay — and the breaking point that changed the course of their connection. «She did all these things when I first came in the picture,» Camila recalls in a chat on podcast. «She was really testing me.

I mean, really testing me. She would call me by all of Matthew's ex-girlfriends' names, she would start speaking Spanish with me in a very broken way, kind of putting down a bit.

I mean, all kinds of stuff.» As their romance progressed, Camila says she was undeterred by the curveballs Ma Mac — as Matthew's mother is affectionately called — hurled her way.

In fact, she went the extra mile to offer an olive branch. After booking a modeling job in Istanbul, Camila chose to share the perks of first-class travel and an extra hotel room with Matthew's mother by bringing her along on the trip. «The whole way there, the whole plane ride to Istanbul, she was telling me all these stories and putting all these things in my head.