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Kate Hudson Turned Down Role in Kurt Russell Film Because She Didn't Want Her Career to Be 'Defined' by Their Connection

Kate Hudson shared how mom Goldie Hawn and stepdad Kurt Russell influenced her early career, and why she turned down a role in one of Russell's movies

Kate Hudson shared that she knew she wanted to be an actor at 11 years old after spending time on mom Goldie Hawn and stepdad Kurt Russell's film sets The actress and singer also revealed that she had an opportunity to star in Russell's 1996 film Escape from L.A., but turned it down As Hudson explained, she didn't "want to be defined by being Kurt’s daughter who got this part" The Running Point star, 46, revealed during a live Awards Chatter podcast panel at the inaugural Newport Beach TV Fest how she knew she wanted to be an actress from an early age — and it was partially due to spending time on Russell’s film sets. Hudson noted that she began auditioning at 11 — and actually got a role — but was blocked by her mother at the time, as Hawn, now 79, had wanted her to lead a “normal life.”

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