This story is about a little girl, now a famous actress, who was abandoned by her father when she was just two years old.
The father, Bill Hudson, was a musician and actor, known for being part of The Hudson Brothers, and he had a relationship with actress Goldie Hawn. They met in 1975 on a flight from New York to Los Angeles and were immediately attracted to each other. Despite their strong connection, their relationship had its ups and downs.
The couple got married in 1976, and soon after, Goldie gave birth to their first child, a son. However, the birth was complicated because their son was diagnosed with a life-threatening condition called meconium aspiration.
The baby had to stay in the neonatal intensive care unit for three days, and doctors feared he might not survive. Despite these challenges, their son pulled through, and they felt blessed to have him.
In 1979, Goldie and Bill had their second child, a daughter. For a few years, the family shared happy times, but things changed when Bill discovered that Goldie had been unfaithful.
In 1981, their marriage ended when Goldie revealed that she didn’t believe in traditional marriage and wanted an open relationship, which Bill did not agree with. After their split, Goldie began a new relationship with actor Kurt Russell.
Kurt and Goldie met while working on a film together, but they didn’t start dating until after her divorce. In 1986, they had a son together named Wyatt.
Goldie’s two older children, Kate and Oliver Hudson, from her marriage to Bill, struggled with their father’s absence after the divorce. Although Kurt stepped in as a father figure for them, their biological father Bill became distant over time.
As the years passed, Bill and his children became estranged. In 2015, Oliver posted a message on social media calling Father’s Day “abandonment day,” clearly referring to his strained relationship with Bill.
This post deeply hurt Bill, who felt betrayed. He expressed his pain publicly, saying that he considered Oliver and Kate to be “dead” to him due to their public remarks. Bill even got rid of all their childhood belongings, severing ties completely.
Kate and Oliver have maintained a strong bond with Kurt, thanking him for being a supportive father figure throughout their lives. Despite the tension with their biological father, they have chosen to move forward, focusing on the positive relationships in their lives rather than the past pain.