At the Newport Beach TV Fest, Hudson revealed she was offered a small part in an unnamed project and almost 鈥渄ivorced鈥 her parents before landing her breakout role in Party of Five.
鈥淚 had gotten this part that they wanted me to basically divorce my parents so that I could work as an adult. My mum was like, 鈥楴o, never happening,鈥 but then I got the Party of Five and it was so great,鈥 Hudson said during The Hollywood Reporter鈥檚 Awards Chatter podcast panel.
The teen drama series aired in 1994 and followed the Salinger siblings after their parents died in a car crash, leaving the oldest brother Charlie, played by Matthew Fox, to be their caretaker.
Hudson was a guest star during the second season as the character Cory.
鈥淚 was 16 and obsessed with Party of Five, so walking onto that set was like, I couldn鈥檛 believe that I was going to have a guest role on it, a day player role,鈥 she said. 鈥淚 was like, oh. It was so fun.鈥
Hudson did not become emancipated from her parents, but has since become estranged from her father.
Hawn and Bill divorced in 1982, and she began dating Kurt Russell shortly after that. Russell was a vital part of Kate鈥檚 upbringing.
During the event, Hudson revealed that she turned down an opportunity to star in one of Russell鈥檚 films because she didn鈥檛 want to be 鈥渄efined鈥 by her parents.
Hawn addressed her daughter鈥檚 struggles at the beginning of her career. Last year, the actress was a guest on Kelly Ripa鈥檚 Let鈥檚 Talk Off Camera podcast and recalled Hudson complaining about her parents being the focus of all her interviews.
鈥淚 told her, 鈥楾he truth of the matter is we have to embrace each other. I mean, yes, you鈥檙e gonna talk about me, and one day I鈥檓 going to talk about you. And I鈥檓 gonna be Katie鈥檚 mother, and that could be pretty cool,鈥欌 she told Ripa.
Hawn and Hudson have maintained a close relationship over the years. In February, Hudson told the Los Angeles Times, 鈥淚 live seven blocks from my mum now, and she comes over every day.鈥
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