Ready to open up about her personal life, Kate Hudson revealed that her relationship with her estranged biological father, Bill Hudson, is finally “warming up.”
During her recent interview on CBS Sunday Morning, Kate stated that things between her and her father are still up in the air. “It’ll be whatever it will be,” she said about the relationship. “I have no expectation of that with my father. I just want him to be happy.”
Kate Hudon did point out she and her father don’t have much of a relationship currently. Bill was previously married to Kate’s mother, Goldie Hawn. He is also the father of Oliver, Kate’s older brother.
Goldie Hawn and Bill Hudson were married from 1976 to 1982. Following their divorce, Hawn moved on to date Kurt Russell. The couple has been together for decades and refuses to get married.
Kate and Oliver Hudson have both come out and praised Russell for being a father figure to them. The brother-sister duo have also been open about their biological father’s lack of appearance in their lives over the years.
After Oliver wished him a “happy abandonment day” on Father’s Day 2015 through an Instagram post, Bill Hudson had some harsh words for his children. He declared they were “dead to him” and he no longer recognized him as his own.
“I say to them now, ‘I set you free,’” he told the Daily Mail. “I had five birth children, but I now consider myself a father of three.”
Bill also stated at the time he wanted Oliver and Kate to stop using his last name. “They are no longer a part of my life.”
However, Russell later revealed that Bill and Oliver did have a conversation following the harsh social media post.
Kate Hudon Previously Said She Wanted to Reconcile With Bill Hudson’s Other Children
In 2021, Kate Hudson spoke out about wanting to reconcile with Bill Hudson’s other children.
“We’ve got four siblings we don’t spend any time with,” Kate stated at the time on her and Oliver’s Sibling Revelry podcast. “We don’t ever acknowledge the fact that we have four other siblings – four.”
“So, I’ve been thinking a lot about the Hudsons. Thinking that it’s important that we reach out with all of our siblings and maybe connect with them a bit.
Bill Hudson’s three other children are Emily, Zachary, and Lalania. Emily and Zachary are from Bill’s marriage to his second wife, Cindy Williams. Lalania is from his relationship with then-girlfriend Carolina Graham.
Kate and Oliver Hudson also have a half-brother, Wyatt Russell, through Hawn and Russell’s relationship.