Just who is Camila Alves McConaughey?
Camila Alves McConaughey’s life has been quite the journey.
But modeling is far from her only skill.
She’s also an entrepreneur and a philanthropist.
And that’s just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to this multi-faceted woman.
As it turns out, there’s a lot more to Camila Alves McConaughey than meets the eye.
Read on to learn more about the gorgeous woman who walks red carpets with Matthew McConaughey.
She didn’t speak English before moving to the U.S. “It was not like I’m going to call Dad to pay the bills.
That wasn’t part of the equation.
I had to figure it out.”
Matthew, however, was smitten at first sight.
“I remember [saying] to myself, ‘What is that?'”
“I didn’t say, ‘Who is that,’ I said, ‘What is that?’
“That’s a woman who knows herself,” said Matthew of the night they met.
“There [was] no walk of shame.
She stayed over, and she knows who she is.”
So, what made Matthew finally pop the question?
Well, a couple of things.
“I wanted to reallywantto.
That’s not to say that Camila wasn’t pushing for them to marry.
There’d actually been quite a bit of nudging going on, as Matthew admitted toGQ.
According to the actor, Camila had to convince him to lock her down.
Well, that’s certainly one way to put it.
“Don’t let my calm spirit fool you,” she toldOcean Drivein 2017.
“I still have my Brazilian feisty side of me.
It’s the Latin in me.”
“Real drama will come.
It’s going to happen.
Problems are going to happen; they’re out of our control, and that will be real drama.
But the things that you do have control over, don’t make them a big deal.
I don’t see myself as being a Zen person.
I see myself as being adaptable.”
I would say it’s here,” she said.
“It’s Texas, and I take pride in that.”
As such, New Year’s Day in their house incorporates a special tradition from Camila’s home country.
“We’ve done it the last few years.”
Camila doesn’t just keep her heritage alive at the holidays, though.
She also makes sure to incorporate Brazilian culture into her family’s daily routine in a variety of ways.
She added, “I sing Brazilian lullabies for them before they fall asleep!”
Connecting with her kids through food
Food is a big deal in the McConaughey household.
“It’s a simple dish filled with fiber and protein; it takes me back to Brazil.
I love sharing delicious and nutritious dishes that I grew up with as a kid with my own children.
The kids absolute favorite is the honey chicken I makebut that’s a whole different story!”
She also loves to cook with her kids.
“Get the kids involved and show them that cooking can be fun and creative.”
“That’s where my journey started trying to find a solution.”
She shared an example of the diet she follows when she feels bloated withDelish.
To avoid inflammation, she kicks off her day with yerba mate tea, followed by a detox shake.
She started a business with her mom
Yummy Spoonfuls isn’t McConaughey’s only business endeavor.
“My mom and I were looking for something to do together,” she toldLivingly.
Enter Muxo, a handbag line for QVC that McConaughey runs with her mom.
The bags she and her mom make are designed to be both functional and stylish.
she toldToday’s Parent.
The celeb is far from high maintenance when it comes to her wardrobe.
“I like to be practical and to mix and match,” she toldLivingly.
“I have to say, I’m not a big shopper,” she said.
I have things in my closet that I’ve had since I was probably 15 years old.
And then when I do put those things on people ask me ‘Where’d you get that?'”
How does Camila Alves McConaughey juggle all of her commitments?
Does she have some sort of super power?
“It’s very challenging,” she toldToday’s Parent.
“It’s just me and my mother with the kids.
Idon’t have a bunch of different nanniesthat circle around.
So it gets tricky with timing.”
