Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, both iconic actors with decades-long careers, might share a connection that goes beyond their professional collaborations and deep friendship. The two have been close friends for years and starred together in the critically acclaimed crime drama “True Detective” in 2014, where their on-screen chemistry was often described as almost brotherly.

In a surprising revelation, McConaughey recently shared that they might actually be biological brothers. During an appearance on Kelly Ripa’s “Let’s Talk Off Camera” podcast, the 53-year-old “Dallas Buyers Club” star recounted how his mother hinted at this possibility. While vacationing in Greece with the Harrelson family, McConaughey’s mother mentioned knowing Harrelson’s father quite well, suggesting a past intimate relationship.

This intriguing possibility has added a new dimension to their friendship, making their bond even more special and unique.

Matthew McConaughey shared more details about the surprising revelation on Kelly Ripa’s “Let’s Talk Off Camera” podcast. The conversation started with a light-hearted discussion about how he and Woody Harrelson are often mistaken for each other in photographs.

McConaughey recalled a moment in Greece a few years ago when their families were together. “We’re sitting around talking about how close we are and our families,” he said. “And my mom is there, and she says, ‘Woody, I knew your dad.’ Everyone was aware of the ellipses that my mom left after ‘knew.’ It was a loaded K-N-E-W.”

This unexpected statement led McConaughey to investigate further into his family history. He discovered that during the time his parents were undergoing their second divorce, Harrelson’s father was on furlough. This piece of information added weight to the possibility that McConaughey and Harrelson might indeed be brothers, making their bond even more profound.

For his part, 63-year-old Woody Harrelson has suggested that he and Matthew McConaughey undergo DNA tests to confirm their potential sibling relationship. However, McConaughey remains hesitant about the idea.

“Look, it’s a little easier for Woody to say, ‘Come on, let’s do DNA tests,’ because what’s the skin in it for him?” McConaughey said. “It’s a little harder for me because he’s asking me to take a chance to go, ‘Wait a minute, you’re trying to tell me my dad may not be my dad after 53 years of believing that?’ I got a little more skin in the game.”

Harrelson’s father, Charles V. Harrelson, was sentenced to 15 years in prison in 1973 for the murder of a grain dealer, an event Harrelson discovered through a radio broadcast. Reflecting on this moment, Harrelson told The Guardian, “I was in the car waiting for a lady who was picking me up from school, helping my mum, and anyway I was listening to the radio and it was talking about Charles V Harrelson and his trial for murder and blah blah blah blah and I’m sitting there thinking there can’t be another Charles V Harrelson. I mean, that’s my dad!”

This unexpected revelation from his mother and the subsequent investigation into their family histories has added a fascinating and complex layer to McConaughey and Harrelson’s close friendship, making the prospect of them being actual brothers a tantalizing possibility.

Imagine the shock if it turned out that these two incredible entertainers are brothers?

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