Matthew McConaughey and his wife Camila Alves are expecting their 3rd child, the actor confirmed on Twitter on July 4.
Happy birthday America, more good news, Camila and I are expecting our 3rd child, God bless, just keep livin,” McConaughey Tweeted on July 4, 2012.
The 42-year-oldactor married Alves on June 9 in a private ceremony in Austin, Texas. This is the first marriage for McConaughey and Alves, who will take the actor’s last name and will be known as Camila McConaughey.
He and Alves, a 29-year-old Brazilian model, met in 2007. McConaughey proposed to Alves on Christmas Day last year. The pair has two children – Levi, who turns 4 this week and two-year-old daughter Vida.
McConaughey, a Texas-born actor, is known for roles in films like “Dazed and Confused,” “A Time to Kill,” ” How To Lose a Guy In 10 Days,” and “The Lincoln Lawyer.” He most recently appeared in the movie “Magic Mike” in which he plays Dallas, the owner of a male strip club.
McConaughey will also appear alongside Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron in “The Paperboy,” which hits theaters on November 23 and in “Mud” with Reese Witherspoon.
In March, Alves told ET Canada that she felt as though she was already married to McConaughey.
“We have homes together, we have family together, we have kids, we’ve built a life together. So, we’ve been living a married life this whole time,” Alves told ET Canada. “I think it’s great for the kids… Levi actually understands what it means now that Mama’s going to have the same last name as they have.