Kate Hudson Opens up About Co-Parenting 3 Kids With Different Fathers

The mother, actress, and entrepreneur speaks up about co-parenting three children from three different fathers and expresses her pride in having a strong family unit despite their unique state.

In an exclusive interview with The Times, the 43-year-old Kate Hudson opened up about how she co-parents with her ex-partners and how they all work together.

"It might not look traditional from the outside, but on the inside, I feel like we're killing it. The unit that I've created with three children with three different fathers is a seriously strong unit, and it's ours," the "Glass Onion" star proudly declared.

The actress shares 18-year-old son Ryder with ex-husband Chris Robinson, second son Bingham, 11, with ex-fiancè Matt Bellamy, and youngest daughter Rani Rose, 4, with now fiancè Danny Fujikawa.

Hudson shared how her son Ryder is currently in college and is "very happy" that she and Robinson check in on him occasionally. As for Bingham, she expressed how Bellamy is a wonderful father and that she "couldn't have asked for a better co-parent."

Regarding Fujikawa, whom she got engaged to in 2021, the "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" star stated that he is a wonderful dad and a wonderful stepdad to her boys.

"I'm Not Interested in Forcing a Conventional Idea of Love"

The Times described Hudson as an actress "still stealing scenes" even after 22 years in the industry and getting the "shot to stardom" at 21.

When asked what her secret was, she told them she had two. First is excellent co-parenting, and second, having her mother, Goldie Hawn, with her "down the road."

She knows how unconventional her family is and how the children are raised, yet she emphasized how she would not want her family life to be different.

The Almost Famous actress proclaimed that she is not interested in forcing a "conventional idea of love or marriage," as quoted by Cosmopolitan. Her goal is ultimately to "feel love" and "give love."

How is co-parenting possible

Hudson believes that great co-parenting is possible because, in the first place, the love one has for the other person does not go away. It just evolves into a different kind of love.

After all the healing, one can have a fantastic time with a former partner because, at this point, the focus is not anymore on each other but on the love for the child, she said, as reported by People.

When asked about any realizations about motherhood, the actress revealed how she is more present as a mother now that she is older.

With her eldest son, Ryder, she shared that their relationship is "so special" because they grew up together. Her "big learning period" as a woman and a mother happened when she had Ryder. Thus, both were attached.

She admitted that she took him with her everywhere, did not leave him until he was 2, and did not put him in school until he was 10.

She described herself as "more structured" in terms of motherhood. When her eldest son got older, she realized that it was good for children to have a little more structure, so that was what she did for her 2nd and 3rd kids.