Matthew McConaughey says that Woody Harrelson is perhaps his biological brother after learning the secret of the family

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Matthew McConaughey And Woody Harrelson Already have a "Bromance" - and some new information on their families can further focus on the "brother". The two have been close friends and collaborators for years, but in a new interview, McConaughey has shared that they could be linked. The revelation was born when the mother of McConaughey, Kay , revealed that she had a link with Harrelson's father before the birth of McConaughey.

The two actors play together in the next Apple TV + series Brother of another mother , which is a vaguely biographical look and their families. Although the title of the show remains true, they now suspect that they may have the same father. Read the rest to see what McConaughey had to say about the admission of his mother and how they are dealing with the news.

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Their families already thought they were alike.

During an interview on Kelly Ripa podcast, Let's talk about the camera ,, McConaughey spoke of similarities Between him and Harrelson and how close they are. The actors are both from Texas and have an eight -year -old gap between them.

"You know, where I start and where it ends, and where it starts and I finish, has always been, like a troubled line," said the 53 -year -old actor. "And it's part of our Bromance, right?" My children call him uncle Woody. His children call me my uncle Matthew… and you see photos of us, and my family thinks that a lot of photos of him are me. His family thinks that a lot of photos of me are him. ""

McConaughey's mother said that she "knew" Harrelson's father.

Camila Alves, Matthew McConaughey, and Kay McConaughey at the American Cinematheque Award Gala in 2014
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McConaughey continued explaining that when his Harrelson families and families were in Greece a few years ago, they started talking about their history.

"And my mother is there, and she says," Woody, I knew your father "," said McConaughey. "Everyone was aware of the ellipsis that my mother left after" knew ". It was a K-N-E-W loaded."

Harrelson and McConaughey then examined this connection. "We continued to unpack what it" knew "and made mathematics and discovered that his father was on leave at the same time as my mother and my father were in their second divorce," he said. "Then there are possible receipts and places in western Texas where there may have been a rally, a meeting, or a moment of" known "."

McConaughey's parents got married three times in total, after divorced twice. His father, James , died in 1992, while Kay is now 91 years old. Harrelson's mother, Diane , And father, Charles , divorced when Harrelson was a young child. Charles Harrelson was a hitman who was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life prison. He died when he was still imprisoned in 2007.

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They have not yet passed DNA tests….

Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey at the 2014 Emmys
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Ripa asked McConaughey if Harrelson had passed DNA tests to find out if they were in fact half-brothers. "This is what we are on the precipice of now," replied the winner of an Oscar.

He continued by explaining that accepting a test is a great decision for him, because he could potentially discover that the man he believed to be his father throughout his life is not biologically linked to him.

"Listen, it's a little easier for Woody to say:" Come on, let's do it ", because what is the skin for him?" The actor said. "It's a little more difficult for me because he asks me to take a chance to go:" Wait a minute, you try to tell me that my father may not be my father after 53 years of believe? "I had a little more skin in the game."

McConaughey has already called them "brothers".

McConaughey and Harrelson have been friends for years and have also worked together before. They have the movies EDTV And Surfer , Dude And in the television series Real detective . AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

In addition, they shared moments of their friendship with their fans on social networks. In 2019, McConaughey posted a photo of them swimming together and write in legend: "The brothers of other mothers?" In 2018, Harrelson shared image of them sitting in a car and legend it, "my boyfriend ole."

Earlier this year, the wife of McConaughey, Camila Alves ,, Published an Instagram In honor of their daughter Vida 13th anniversary, which also shows the close relationship of families. Besides a photo of Harrelson standing next to Vida, looking at her birthday cake, she wrote: "Uncle @woodyharrelson wonders if the cake is vegan or not !!!"


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