Even if she weren't as successful as she is, Kate Hudson would still pursue a career as an actress and singer.
"Even when I was eleven years old, I said this is what I wanted," she tells TT.
It may not give you any reward, but you have to do it, otherwise it will feel like something is missing in your life. So whatever happened in my life, I would have devoted myself to what I do. It's almost sacred to me, the feeling that I get when I sing.
She herself broke through at the age of 19 in Cameron Crowe's “Almost Famous.” With Goldie Hawn as her mother and Kurt Russell as her stepfather, she has always had acting close to her heart.
Successful duo
Now she is in cinemas in “Toner av kärlek”, a reality-based drama about how the two singers Mike (Hugh Jackman) and Claire teamed up and formed the successful duo Thunder & Lightning, who sang Neil Diamond songs.
This was a real dream role for me. To take care of these two people's lives, to be a part of it in this way. The film also made me understand Neil's music in a different way. I hadn't realized before how profiled he has been as a songwriter.
Kate Hudson's performance in the film has been praised and her name is on Variety's list of the women most likely to be nominated for an Oscar. At the same time, her TV series "Running Point" is doing very well.
The stars are watching
Yes, it feels like the stars are looking down on me right now. I started in the industry when I was 19, now it's 25 years later and I'm still going. I must have done something good in a previous life.
Mike is dead, but Claire lives and generously provided anecdotes about her life when she visited the set. And director Craig Brewer, who also wrote the script, tells TT that they naturally got Neil Diamond's approval.
It was absolutely necessary. Without it, there would have been no film. He was very generous and let us use all the songs we wanted.
Name: Kate Hudson.
Age: 46 years.
Lives: In Los Angeles.
Family: Mother Goldie Hawn, boyfriend Danny Fujikawa, three children.
Occupation: Actor.
Previous roles in selection: "Almost Famous", "How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days", "Helen's Small Wonders", "You, Me and Dupree", "The Wedding Duel", "The Killer Inside Me", "Glee", "Mother's Day", "Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon", "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery", "Shell", "Running Point".
Current: With "Toner av kärlek", which has its theatrical premiere on Christmas Day.
