‘He was a trusted father figure’: Kate Hudson credits stepfather Kurt Russell for raising her while she details her separation from her biological father Bill
Kate Hudson gave credit to her stepfather Kurt Russell for creating her in a new interview.
The actress, 41, appeared on Sunday Today this week with Willie Geist, expressing her gratitude to her mother’s longtime partner Goldie Hawn, 69, for ‘sharing what it’s like to have a trusted father figure in our life’.
Movie star Kate also mentioned her departure from her biological father Bill, 71, with whom Goldie de Cactus Flower, 75, was married from 1976 to 1982.
‘He was a trusted father figure’: Kate Hudson credited her stepfather Kurt Russell for raising her when she appeared on Sunday Today this week with Willie Geist
Detailing his strong bond with the award-winning actor, the media personality was enthusiastic: ‘I have a great family.
‘I have a beautiful mother. I have a stepfather who intervened and played a very important role, sharing what it is like to have a reliable father figure in our life. But that doesn’t take away the fact that we didn’t know our father.
The media personality also shed light on his tense relationship with Bill, who also shares Oliver, 44, with his first wife, Emily, 38, and Zachary, 34, with his second wife Cindy Williams, and Lalania, 14, with the former -girlfriend Caroline Graham.
“I think this departure, unfortunately, is quite common. It’s a 41-year-old problem, ‘shared the dramatic actor.
Close: The actress, 41, expressed her gratitude to her mother’s partner Goldie Hawn, 69, for ‘sharing what it’s like to have a trusted father figure in our life’ (photo in 2016)
‘It’s a 41-year-old problem’: screen star Kate also mentioned her departure from her biological father Bill, 71 (in the photo with her brother Oliver, now 44)
Grateful: Detailing his strong bond with the award-winning actor, the enthusiastic media personality: ‘I have a great family’
The Almost Famous star confessed that she still loves her father and is open to discussing her problems in an attempt to help others who may share a similar experience.
Kate added, ‘I think as I kind of went through this process … I kind of look at my dad and I’m like,’ You know, love has never gone anywhere. It was always there, no matter what those complications were.
‘And the cure is … personal, and I think people sometimes just need to hear that they are not alone in this.’
Long-term: Cactus Flower’s Goldie, 75, has been in a relationship with the Silkwood star since 1983 (photo in 2017)
The fashion businesswoman recently admitted that she is thinking about reconnecting with Bill and her other children.
Speaking to his brother Oliver on his Sibling Revelry podcast, the Mother’s Day star reflected, ‘Do you know what I’ve been thinking lately? Daddy.
– I have thought of our sisters with whom we do not spend much time and our brothers … brothers. We have four brothers with whom we don’t spend much time.
‘I was thinking about how everyone is getting older. It would be nice to connect a little bit, especially with my sisters. ‘
‘Love never went anywhere’: The Almost Famous star confessed that she still loves her father and is open to discussing her problems in an attempt to help others