Entertainment- Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves welcomed their son, Levi, to Instagram in a video Friday.
- In the video, the couple said that allowing Levi on the platform is a 15th birthday gift.
Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves McConaughey took to Instagram Friday to welcome their son, Levi, to the social media platform.
In a video, the couple explained that letting their son have an Instagram was a 15th birthday gift.
"Happy Birthday Levi Alves McConaughey," McConaughey says at the start of the video. "Happy Birthday, buddy," Alves McConaughey adds.
In the video, McConaughey says that his wife has been "nervous" about letting their son on Instagram and says the couple has been "talking about it for three years now."
Alves McConaughey explains that despite his friends having accounts for "a long time," the couple has been "holding up." But McConaughey says that Levi "knows who he is and he knows where's he going" and adds that their son has "a great story to tell and share."
"I want to let all y'all know, you're getting a very cool and respectful young man in Levi McConaughey coming at you," the Oscar winner continued.
The two ended the video by encouraging their combined 9.1 million followers to "check him out."
Levi responded in the comments by saying: "Mamma and Papai thank you!!"
Levi, who has already gained over 105,000 followers since creating his account, is the oldest of the pair's three children. They also have a daughter, Vida, 13, and another son, Livingston, 10.
In his first post captioned "happy to be here," Levi shows a video montage of clips and photos from his life. This highlight reel includes surfing, snowboarding, and family snaps.
In the background, the song "Walking on a Dream" by the Australian duo Empire of the Sun can be heard as well as a clip of his dad reciting his famous "Dazed and Confused" lines saying: "Let me tell you this, the older you do get, the more rules they're gonna try to get you to follow. You just gotta keep livin' man, L-I-V-I-N."
"levi is l i v i n #happybirthday," McConaughey commented on his son's post.