Martha Stewart shares why she was ‘scared' working with Matthew McConaughey
The 83-year-old bestselling author got a taste of what makes Matthew McConaughey so special when they both appeared in a Super Bowl ad for Uber Eats, released Feb. 9.
'He got me scared, actually. He scared me,' Stewart said to her guest Kate Hudson on the March 12 episode of 'The Martha Stewart Podcast.'
In the commercial, McConaughey was asked to play a wide variety of characters as he 'exposed' the NFL for being a conspiracy to make people hungry.
In their scene together, Stewart and McConaughey are in a board room meeting.
'This year, we've got a halftime show presented by an Apple — and a stadium named after…' McConaughey says.
'A salad!' Stewart says, referring to Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, where the 2025 Super Bowl took place.
It was only one scene, but it was enough to leave a lasting impression on Stewart.
'He had to play 10 characters, and he got into each character. It takes him about 15 minutes,' Stewart explained, describing McConaughey as a 'method actor.'
'He's grunting and breathing and jumping up and down,' Stewart added. 'That scared me.'
Hudson, who has worked alongside McConaughey in the 2003 film 'How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days' and 2008 film 'Fool's Gold,' knew exactly what Stewart was talking about.
'He'd make weird sounds. He makes sounds and does crazy things,' Hudson said of her former co-star.
While she admitted that his methods are 'wild,' Hudson argued that it's his way of warming up and that you 'get used to it after the first couple weeks.'
'You probably just wanted to tell him to shut up,' Stewart joked.
Despite his antics, Hudson described McConaughey as 'one of the most fun people to work with.'
'Energetically we're both very competitive,' Hudson continued. 'We have this thing when we're working together that's really fun.'
'Also, we're both very flirtatious ... He's super charismatic,' she added.
Hudson's comments mirrored what she said about McConaughey in a March 11 interview with Vanity Fair, where she described filming 'How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days' as an 'amazing experience.'
'I think there's just a similar energy that somehow allowed us to be able to really connect onscreen and fall in love,' she explained.
McConaughey shared similar praise for Hudson in an April interview with People.
'We challenged each other, we busted each other's chops and we laughed a lot,' he said of filming the 2003 rom-com.
'And there was a bit of rock and roll exchange that [we thought], 'Oh, this could be some heavyweight fun.' And I think that's why I was cast and that's why, to whatever extent, it worked,' he added.
Of course, McConaughey isn't the only person Hudson admires and the singer-actress made sure to let Stewart know how much she means to her during their recent podcast discussion.
'I'm so excited. I love you, Martha. You're like my hero, just so you know,' Hudson said at the beginning of the March 12 episode.
'You really are one of my heroes,' she added.
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