There’s a reason people are scared of bees, and Matthew McConaughey just further proved why. The beloved actor recently posted a photo of his swollen face after getting stung by the flying insect, and overall, fans and friends – including Cole Hauser and Bear Grylls – are reacting with sympathy and jokes. To be clear, this tone of silliness was set by Matthew McConaughey himself.
When he took to Instagram to post an intense photo of his face all swollen, he capped it off with the caption “bee swell.” Over on his Instagram story, he also added a nice GIF of the phrase to go with the photo. All around, while this injury looks terrible, the beloved actor seems to be in good spirits, as you can see by his smile below: A post shared by Matthew McConaughey (@officiallymcconaughey) A photo posted by on Listen, Matthew McConaughey and his wife Camila Alves have been in some serious situations.
From Alves having a fashion mishap that led to a neck brace to McConaughey being in a plane that dropped 4,000 feet mid-flight, they’ve seen some scary stuff. However, they’ve always handled it well. Now, the Ture Detective star is enduring this potentially bad injury with heart and a dash of comedy.
Those who commented on his post are taking a similar tone when it comes to this situation, which is cautious and caring humor. The comment that captures the energy of the reactions to this whole situation best came from @marina_yama_moto who used McConaughey’s iconic line from Dazed.