--- title: Matthew McConaughey Promotes Interstellar on Kelly and Michael: Video description: He's like catnip for moms canonical: https://time.com/3556505/matthew-mcconaughey-interstellar-video-live-with-kelly-and-michael/ author: Samantha Grossman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-11-04T17:30:56.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:14:21.374Z og:title: This Video Perfectly Sums Up the Effect Matthew McConaughey Has on Women og:description: He's like catnip for moms og:url: https://time.com/3556505/matthew-mcconaughey-interstellar-video-live-with-kelly-and-michael/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf8b7cce35ec0afb9/69876407a988cae99c6aa2e9/458355890.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2373 og:image:height: 1335 og:image:alt: "Interstellar" New York Premiere - Matthew McConaughey og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: This Video Perfectly Sums Up the Effect Matthew McConaughey Has on Women twitter:description: He's like catnip for moms twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf8b7cce35ec0afb9/69876407a988cae99c6aa2e9/458355890.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # This Video Perfectly Sums Up the Effect Matthew McConaughey Has on Women > Sponsored content. 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Jim Spellman—WireImage / Getty Images by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Nov 4, 2014 5:30 PM UTC Matthew McConaughey has been busy this week — mostly promoting his new movie [_Interstellar_](http://time.com/3546528/interstellar-movie-clip/) 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/) 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. 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