United Kingdom, Sept. 8 -- Matthew McConaughey needed "liquid courage" to land a date with Camila Alves.

The Hollywood actor met the model at a bar in Los Angeles back in 2006 and he's revealed the tequila he was drinking at the time helped him get talking to her at the time.

He told Australia's Stellar magazine: "We met over margaritas almost two decades ago. I saw Camila from across the bar and didn't think 'who is that?', I thought 'What is that?'. Tequila gave me the liquid courage to call her over and we've been together ever since."

The pair struck up a relationship went on to marry in 2012 and become parents to three children. They have also since launched their own tequila brand called Pantalones.

Camilla previously revealed t...