In early February, Goldie Hawn and Kate Hudson sat down for an interview in Los Angeles after their photoshoot for PEOPLE’s yearly Beautiful Issue.
With Kate was then-16-month-old daughter, Rani, with musician Danny Fujikawa, but left after the shoot for her afternoon nap. “When your daughter has a daughter, it’s a big deal,” said Goldie, 74, who also noted that in 2008, Kate had also posed for the cover of the issue. “I mean, it really is.”
“And now with little Rani Rose,” added Kate. “I was so excited. The third generation.”
At the time of the interview, the mother-and-daughter duo had no inkling of how much the coronavirus pandemic would affect the country. But even then, they were already grateful for their unbreakable bond as a family.
Two months later, Kate, 41, had this to say: “It’s definitely an interesting time for reflecting on what is truly important.”
The star is currently in lockdown at her L.A. home which she shares with Fujikawa, 33. Also with her are her sons Ryder, 16, and Bing, 8, from previous relationships.
Goldie, 74, and Kurt Russell, 69, her partner of 37 years, are both getting through the isolation through “meditation, nurturing, loving-kindness for all in my heart and staying safe inside.”
Kate and Goldie discussed various issues, from style to parenting to sex, and managed to share memories and a lot of laughs at those nostalgic moments. “My mom gave me the floor to be able to feel confident enough to go out and feel like my life could be my own,” says Kate. “Mom was my greatest cheerleader. And it just made me think about Rani…going, ‘I hope I give her that kind of confidence,’ you know?”
Kate has also been inspired by Goldie’s 37-year relationship with Kurt Russell. “To live up to that is really the goal,” she said. “Just the fact that they’ve been able to maintain a unit for all of us, in times of turmoil, they really are the center of all of our lives.”
Says Goldie: “When you have your children and you have a man who loves your children, that’s a very tough bond.”
Kate is quick to credit her mom for giving good advice. “Mom always said to me, ‘Don’t you ever let a man dim your light,’” she recalled. “So I’ve never defined myself through the way a man sees me, but I can define myself in the unit that we can create together. That is what Mom gave to me.”
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