Kate Hudson says her parents taught her to ‘earn’ everything despite privilege
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Kate Hudson reflects on growing up in Hollywood privilege and how her parents, Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell, made sure she didn’t feel entitled to it.
The 46-year-old actress’ biological father is singer Bill Hudson, 76, who was married to her mother Goldie Hawn, 80, from 1976 to 1982. Bill and Hawn also have a son Oliver, 49. Hudson and Oliver were largely raised by Hawn and her partner of 43 years, actor Russell, 74, who was described as his public father.
During a recent appearance on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast, Hudson recalled his supportive upbringing by Hawn and Russell and how they “insisted” that he would have to find every opportunity on his own.
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“I’m telling you the truth, I grew up here where I saw children rubbing shoulders with parents who gave them everything,” he said. “And I had crazy parents.”
Kate Hudson recalled how her parents worked hard to make sure she never missed out on Hollywood privilege by being privileged. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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“I think maybe because we grew up – they moved us to Colorado when we were young,” Hudson continued. “And that being said, it wasn’t like we were in, you know, the Colorado backcountry. We were outside of Aspen, Colorado.”
“We were obviously lucky kids,” he admitted. “But I think my parents were of the opinion that it wasn’t for us, like we didn’t get it, that in order to have a life like the one we lived, we had to find it for ourselves. That it wouldn’t be available to us unless we had the same kind of work.”
After spending much of her childhood and youth in Colorado, Hudson recalled having an eye-opening experience when she returned to LA, where she attended the Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences in Santa Monica.
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Oliver and Hudson are the children of Goldie Hawn and her ex-husband, Bill Hudson but were raised primarily by their mother and her partner of over 40 years, Kurt Russell. (Vince Bucci)
“I think in school, when you grow up in an LA private school environment, you look around, and you’re like, ‘Wow,'” she said. “I was well aware of this privilege based on how strict my parents were, right?’
The star of “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days” recalled that he was impressed by the difference between his parents’ way and the luxurious gifts received by his classmates.
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“You grow up, and you see kids getting cars like you, wow. We were kids — and privileged — and we’re like, ‘Wow, I can’t believe their parents bought them a new car,'” he recalled. “My parents just raised us differently, the way they were raised.”
Hudson said she was determined to “never rely” on her parents when she began her acting career. (Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)
Hudson and Oliver both eventually followed in their parents’ footsteps and pursued acting careers. However, Hudson said she internalized her parents’ message early on and is determined to make her own way in Hollywood.
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“For me, I took that to heart. I was like, ‘No, I can’t — I’ll never trust my parents,’ ” she recalled thinking at the time. “And that was my biggest thing. I’ll never take a job because of them. I won’t. I don’t want anyone to know they’re my parents. When I first started, I was so happy my last name was Hudson. Really, it meant a lot to me.”
Hudson said she was raised “the opposite” of her peers in LA (Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)
Hudson explained that the work ethic his parents instilled in him was intense, but they encouraged him to succeed on his own terms and stay focused on his craft.
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“It was as if it was hammered into us that if you really want to do this, if you really want to do something, you have to behave properly,” he said. “And I loved it and I wanted to do it so much that I was very, very, very disciplined, which when you’re young, I don’t think kids like that. You’re not considered cool, you know, because you’re always doing things. You’re active and you’re doing things all the time.”
Last month, Hudson received a best actress Oscar for her critically acclaimed performance in the 2025 biopic “Song Sung Blue.” Hudson was first nominated for an Academy Award for best supporting actress in 2001 after making her breakthrough in the 2000 comedy “Almost Famous.”
