Matthew McConaughey Reveals Conversation With His 4-Year-Old Prompted Marriage To His Now-Wife

It took some coaxing for Matthew McConaughey to propose to his now-wife, Camila Alves.

McConaughey revealed during a podcast appearance on Monday that it was a conversation with his then-4-year-old son that prompted him to finally get down on one knee.

“My son comes to me at 4 years old and says, ‘Why isn’t Mama a McConaughey?’” the actor shared on Chris Williamson’s “Modern Wisdom” podcast.

At the time, Alves and McConaughey had been together since 2006, and shared two children: a son, Levi, and a daughter, Vida.

“I’m going through my head, ‘You’re fucking 4, dude,’” McConaughey said. “It’s a great question, but I mean ― because we’re not married. When you get married, you switch your name.”