(Image Source: WhoSay)
BY LAUREN ZIMA
People magazine’s former Sexiest Man Alive is off the market. Matthew McConaughey has proposed to longtime girlfriend Camila Alves. Here’s KYW.
“Actor Matthew McConaughey gives his longtime girlfriend a nice Christmas gift. He is engaged to Camila Alves. Matthew began dating model Camila in 2006. They have two children together -- a son and a daughter.”
McConaughey sent out this pic on Christmas Day via his WhoSay account with the caption, “just asked Camila to marry me -- merry Christmas.”
42-year-old McConaughey had previously dated Sandra Bullock and Penelope Cruz, but People magazine says 29-year-old Alves seems to be the one who tamed the sexy Southerner.
“ … McConaughey told PEOPLE in 2008 that Alves was the woman he wanted to start a family with. ‘I always wanted to be a father,’ he said. ‘It just took the right woman and the right time to make it happen.’ The actor previously gushed … ‘[Alves] is the love of my life. Everything is right.’”
But, perhaps surprisingly -- McConaughey is getting some flack for proposing on Christmas. A writer for The Stir says:
“From now on, Christmas will be the day they got engaged rather than Christmas. … Perhaps a ‘better’ engagement strategy would be to propose on a day that is its own special day.”
But CinemaBlend calls the proposal a feel-good story.
“The best Christmas celebrations don’t always come with the biggest, shiniest gifts. … Sometimes the best Christmases are those that take a little planning, but ultimately lead to a pleasant and close moment with the people you care about most. Such seems to be the case with Matthew McConaughey …”
McConaughey’s move to announce the engagement via social media has also grabbed attention, with outlets saying celebrities are starting to speaking more through their Twitter accounts than through their PR reps.
