Hollywood icon Kate Hudson has two very famous brothers who’ve starred in huge Marvel and Adam Sandler projects, but people are only just realising their connection.
The American actress, 46, has been in everything from Glee to Kung Fu Panda, and most recently starred as Isa Gordon, a former party girl turned basketball team owner in Netflix’s sports comedy series, Running Point.
The 10-episode programme, which is currently in its second season of production, isn’t the only Netflix offering that Hudson has starred in this year.
Earlier in November, the film A Merry Little Ex-Mas launched on the streaming giant, with Clueless alumna Alicia Silverstone stepping into the rom-com's lead role.
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Playing her love interest is Oliver Hudson, the 49-year-old Rules of Engagement star, who just happens to be Kate’s older brother.
The pair share Academy Award-winning actress Goldie Hawn, 79, as a mother, and Bill Hudson, a 76-year-old American musician, as their biological father.
After their parents’ divorce, the Los Angeles-born siblings moved to Colorado, where they were raised by the Death Becomes Her favourite and her long-term partner, Kurt Russell, 74.
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Kate and Oliver credit Russell with raising them, with the latter saying in an interview with People: “I'm the man I am today because of him, right?"
In 1986, Goldie and Russell welcomed their son, Thunderbolts actor Wyatt Russell.
The 39-year-old former hockey player has previously described his sister as ‘incredible’, telling Sirius XM: “Kate’s so good at what she does.
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“She’s such an incredible actress that just watching her for me, watching the little things that she does — she does more with that than she could ever say, in a way, to me.”
With Merry Little Ex-Mas debuting on 12 November, some people are only now just realising Oliver’s connection to Kate, and how exactly Wyatt fits into their blended family.
“I’m very silly because why am I just finding out that Oliver Hudson is (of course) Kate Hudson’s brother. But more importantly wdym Wyatt Russell is also their sibling????,” said one X user.
A second typed: “Waaaaaaaaait Kate Hudson is Wyatt's sister???????? And both of his parents are actors too. And he has a brother that also acts????”
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“Didn’t know fake Captain America was Kate Hudson’s brother,” joked someone else, referring to Wyatt’s role as US Agent, the one-time successor of Steve Rogers’ Captain America in the Marvel TV series, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
A fourth commented: “Not I’m just learning Oliver Hudson and Kate Hudson brother and sister AND they mama is Goldie Hawn!! Def was under a rock on that one.”
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In September, the Glass Onion actress admitted Oliver was her ‘best friend’ and her ‘ride-or-die’ in a heartfelt Instagram post.
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Celebrating her sibling’s 49th birthday, the mum-of-three typed: "Happy 49th to my brother — the poet laureate of inappropriate jokes, the crown prince of chaos, and somehow also the most devoted dad and fiercely loyal friend.
"As a kid, he was basically my tormentor-in-chief (think 'worst brother alive' levels), but somewhere between stolen toys and stolen girlfriends, he transformed into my best friend, my ride-or-die, and my favorite person to laugh until it hurts with."
Running Point, starring Kate Hudson, and A Merry Little Ex-Mas, featuring Oliver Hudson, are available to stream on Netflix now. Watch Thunderbolts* with Wyatt Russell on Disney+.
Topics: Celebrity, Netflix, TV And Film, US News
Ella Scott