Martha Stewart couldn't focus on her salad while filming with Matthew McConaughey.
After the lifestyle personality filmed a 2025 Super Bowl commercial with the Interstellar actor, she revealed her reaction to seeing his process up close.
"He got me scared actually,” Martha admitted to his How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days costar Kate Hudson on the March 11 episode of The Martha Stewart Podcast. “Oh my God, yeah, he scared me."
"He is a method actor," she explained. "He had to play 10 characters, and he got into each character, it takes him about fifteen minutes."
Recalling her own time on set with the Oscar winner, Kate chimed in with, "And he'd make weird sounds."
Martha agreed, continuing, "He's grunting and breathing and jumping," as the Running Point star made sound effects in the background. "And that scared me."
The pair laughed as Kate, who reunited with Matthew on Fool’s Gold in 2008, noted, "You get used to it."
The Bride Wars actress continued, "You get used to it after like the first couple of weeks," as Martha quipped, "You probably want just wanted to tell him to shut the hell up."
However, Kate ensured that he just has to get through his process, noting, "You just wait. It's like his warm up."
Beyond his unique exercises, Kate reminisced on her time working on two movies with Matthew, and revealed why they work so well together. "McConaughey is one of the most fun people to work with for me because energetically we're both very competitive,” she shared, “so we have this thing when we're working together that's really fun."
Kate went on to praise Matthew's charisma and "flirtatious" energy. And while he may have spooked her on set for a minute, he overall left a good impression on Martha as she agreed, adding, "Boy, he's fabulous."
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