--- description: He's like catnip for moms title: This Video Perfectly Sums Up the Effect Matthew McConaughey Has on Women image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf8b7cce35ec0afb9/69876407a988cae99c6aa2e9/458355890.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # This Video Perfectly Sums Up the Effect Matthew McConaughey Has on Women by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 4, 2014 5:30 PM CUT  Actor Matthew McConaughey attends the "Interstellar" New York Premiere at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on November 3, 2014 in New York City. Actor Matthew McConaughey attends the "Interstellar" New York Premiere at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on November 3, 2014 in New York City.Jim Spellman—WireImage / Getty Images by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 4, 2014 5:30 PM CUT Matthew McConaughey has been busy this week — mostly promoting his new movie [_Interstellar_](http://time.com/3546528/interstellar-movie-clip/ "undefined") and also fighting off angry fans who recently learned [he won’t be in the _Magic Mike_](http://time.com/3397804/matthew-mcconaughey-magic-mike/ "undefined") sequel, probably. But in his latest appearance on _Live With Kelly and Michael_, the actor had to fight off a different kind of fan: the aggressive, overly affectionate middle-aged woman. He tries to make his way on set to conduct his interview or whatever, but the ladies just POUNCE, showering him with hugs and kisses and squeals and frantic selfie attempts. Then Kelly Ripa yells at them, which is pretty great. _Read next:_ [_Watch an Exclusive Interstellar Clip With Matthew McConaughey_](http://time.com/3546528/interstellar-movie-clip/?xid=time%5Freadnext "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3556505/matthew-mcconaughey-interstellar-video-live-with-kelly-and-michael/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3556505/matthew-mcconaughey-interstellar-video-live-with-kelly-and-michael/"},"headline":"This Video Perfectly Sums Up the Effect Matthew McConaughey Has on Women","datePublished":"2014-11-04T17:30:56.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:14:21.374Z","description":"He's like catnip for moms","url":"https://time.com/3556505/matthew-mcconaughey-interstellar-video-live-with-kelly-and-michael/","keywords":["Newsfeed","movies","Matthew McConaughey","celebrity","Interstellar"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf8b7cce35ec0afb9/69876407a988cae99c6aa2e9/458355890.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Samantha Grossman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf8b7cce35ec0afb9/69876407a988cae99c6aa2e9/458355890.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"\"Interstellar\" New York Premiere - Matthew McConaughey","caption":"\"Interstellar\" New York Premiere","creditText":"Jim Spellman—WireImage / Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3556505/matthew-mcconaughey-interstellar-video-live-with-kelly-and-michael/","name":"This Video Perfectly Sums Up the Effect Matthew McConaughey Has on Women"}}]}] ```