Kate Hudson Dating History: Danny Fujikawa, Owen Wilson, More

A-list lovers! Kate Hudson’s dating history before getting engaged to fiancé Danny Fujikawa is filled with actors and musicians. Prior to Danny, Kate was linked to plenty of successful guys, including Owen Wilson, Dax Shepherd, Heath Ledger, Alex Rodriguez and more.

Funny enough, Kate and Danny actually knew each other for nearly 15 years before taking their relationship romantic in 2016.

“The first time I met Danny, I was 23 and enormously pregnant with Ryder. His stepsisters are my best friends [Sara Foster and Erin Foster], and so it goes we have been in the same circle for over a decade,” the Almost Famous actress recalled via Instagram in December 2017 while celebrating their one-year anniversary. “A year ago today, Danny took me on a hike, and what I thought was just a hike with a family friend, turned very quickly into an unexpected first date.”

The Bride Wars star revealed “no moves were made on the first date,” and it actually took her soon-to-be husband “months” to make the first move.

Needless to say, the couple have been inseparable ever since. The Fool’s Gold actress and Chief musician welcomed their daughter, Rani Rose, in October 2018, and the meaning behind their baby girl’s name is so sentimental.

“We have decided to name our daughter Rani (pronounced Ronnie) after her grandfather, Ron Fujikawa,” Kate explained via Instagram. “Ron was the most special man, who we all miss dearly. To name her after him is an honor. Everyone is doing well and happy as can be. Our family thanks you for all the love and blessings that have been sent our way, and we send ours right back.”

Prior to baby No. 3, Kate welcomed son Ryder with ex-husband Chris Robinson in January 2004. She gave birth to son Bingham with ex-fiancé Matt Bellamy in 2011.

While appearing on the “Reign with Josh Smith” podcast in December 2022, the Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery actress opened up about the end of her relationship with the Muse frontman. “You have to be honest with yourself,” she said, later adding, “When you realize how imperfect we all are, when you’re OK with that, it’s very liberating.”

Kate announced her and Danny’s engagement on September 13, 2021. “Let’s go!” she captioned a photo kissing her man via Instagram. The pair were all smiles in the romantic snapshot.

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Luckily, the Something Borrowed actor’s A-list parents, Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell, approve of her romance with Danny.

“He’s a great guy. Yeah, he’s very special actually,” Goldie told Entertainment Tonight with Russell adding, “I always approve. Kate brings good guys.”

Keep scrolling to see Kate’s full dating history!

Dax Shepard

Kate and Dax dated briefly in 2007. The exes reflected on their romance on the Without a Paddle actor’s “Armchair Expert” podcast in 2019. Dax admitted he felt very “less than” around the actress, while she confessed their relationship “was a lot fast.”
“Honestly, I wasn’t giving Dax what he needed, and I was making choices that were not relationship-focused,” Kate said at the time. “I was not ready for what Dax — It was so much fun, it got hot fast … and I wasn’t prepared.”

Heath Ledger

Although never confirmed by either actor, Kate and Heath reportedly dated in 2007. The Skeleton Key actress said the late actor was her best on-screen kiss.
“I would say my favorite one was Heath. That was pretty excellent. … He was just so beautiful and sweet and gentle,” Kate said on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen.

Matt Bellamy

The Muse rocker and actress announced their engaged in April 2011 after one year of dating. Their son, Bingham, was born two months later. They called off their engagement in 2014.
“We chose to move on because we had different visions of how we wanted to live our lives,” Kate told Allure in October 2015. “That doesn’t mean, though, that we can’t rebuild something that would be the best thing for the kids.”
While speaking on the “Reign With Josh Smith” podcast in December 2022, the Fool’s Gold actress touched on the end of her and Matt’s relationship. “I think that’s when things started changing for me — when I started taking far more accountability for my own s—,” she said. “That was when it started to shift because that’s where I think you find your power.”

Nick Jonas

The actress and Jonas Brothers singer reportedly hooked up in 2015, a source told Us Weekly at the time. Nick Jonas reflected on their dynamic during an interview with Complex in 2016.
“Kate’s incredible. We had an unbelievable connection as two humans who just admire things about each other, and see something in each other that’s beautiful,” the “Jealous” singer said. “Out of my best effort to respect her and her privacy, I’m not going to say if we had sex or not. But we did have a beautiful connection. Even now, I have so much admiration and respect. She’s amazing.”

Danny Fujikawa

And then, there was Danny! The duo started dating in December 2016 and have been engaged since September 2021.
During a February 2023 appearance on the “Table for Two” podcast, the Mother’s Day actress opened up about her wedding plans, noting that she’s “excited to plan a wedding” even though “planning a wedding feels insane” at the moment.

“I go back and forth between a small wedding and a large wedding,” she explained to host Bruce Bozzi, later recalling that her first wedding to ex Chris was “so small.”

She continued: “So there’s a part of me that wants the big bash, you know? There’s, like, two sides to me: the big bash or the small, intimate [wedding]. I think somewhere in there I’m going to come up with both.”