Kate Hudson's singing career has helped heal the rift with her estranged father and her siblings. The 44-year-old actress' parents are Goldie Hawn and Bill Hudson, but they split a year after she was born and she grew up with her mother's partner Kurt Russell as her father figure in a blended family with her brother Oliver Hudson and Kurt's son Wyatt Russell. However, Kate also has three more half-siblings - Lalania, Zach, and Emily Hudson - from her biological dad Bill's other relationships, but they have been estranged over the years until they recently got back in touch.
She has now revealed recording her first album - 'Glorious' - has helped bring her closer to musician Bill and the other side of the family. She told Variety: "I think that music brings up something else for me - it’s my connection to my father, the connection to the Hudson side of my life. "It’s a very different side of me that is very connected to a very personal story, which is that relationship or lack of relationship that I’ve had with my father.
Journalism for the curious Australian across politics, business, culture and opinion. "So that’s also very interesting when it comes to music, because I’ve always felt very alone in my life, musically, because I wasn’t connected to the Hudsons." She added: "And now that I’m more connected to the Hudson side of my family, it really makes sense where it comes from.
It’s actually pretty wild, you know? "So not only has the music been cathartic fo.
