Kate Hudson Speaks Out On Estrangement From Father Bill Hudson

In an interview with TODAY, Kate Hudson opened up about her family dynamic, including her estrangement from her father Bill Hudson. “I think that estrangement is unfortunately quite common,” she says at the time. “I think it’s important for people to talk about that… If they can’t reconnect or if it’s too challenging, that it’s OK, right?”

She says that the issues with her father are not anything new though, noting that it’s a ’41-year-old issue.’ She continues, “I have a great family. I have a beautiful mother. I have a stepfather who stepped in and played a huge, huge part in sharing what it is to have a dependable father figure in our life. But it doesn’t take away from the fact that we didn’t know our dad.”

Kate Hudson talks about her father Bill Hudson and his absence from her life

Hudson continues, “I think as I’ve sort of gone through that process … I kind of look at my dad and I’m, like, ‘You know, the love has never ever gone anywhere. It’s always been there, no matter what those complications have been.’ And healing is … personal, and I think people sometimes just need to hear that they’re not alone in that.”

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She also spoke openly about her kids; 17-year-old Ryder, who she shares with ex-husband Chris Robinson, 9-year-old Bingham with ex-fiancé Matt Bellamy, and 2-year-old Rani Rose who she had with her current boyfriend Danny Fujikawa. “I’ve got multiple dads, I’ve got kids all over the place,” she says, laughing.

Despite anything, she is happy

Hudson also mentions the challenges that the coronavirus pandemic has instilled. “I wanna be, like, ‘Yeah, it’s so great and … we’re figuring out,’ but the reality is that there are days that are great, and there’s days that I have to remind myself to be grateful. I never thought in a million years that I’d spend a year in one place. And when you have so many kids, sometimes you have those moments where you’re hiding in your bathroom going, ‘Please, please, get me out of here!’ ”

Despite everything, she’s incredibly thankful her whole family has their health. “I just remind myself there’s a lot of people out there who have lost their loved ones, and we just gotta stay in for a bit.”