Matthew McConaughey says downsizing his bed was the secret to strengthening his marriage with his wife Camila Alves.

The 55-year-old actor married Camila, 42, in 2012, with the pair marking their 13th wedding anniversary in June 2025.

Matthew, who has three children with Camila – Levi, 17, Vida, 15, and Livingston, 12 – reflected on the decision to downsize his bed in his new book Poems and Prayers, and repeated the advice during an interview with Fox News Digital.

He wrote: “The best thing you can / do for your / marriage. One way to surely / get ahead, / is get rid of that / king-size mattress, / and sleep in a / queen-size bed.”

Speaking to Fox, Matthew explained how he came to the realisation.

He added: “We have kids and we go to our friend’s house and he has one of these double k

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