Goldie Hawn reveals real reason why she never married Kurt Russell: Inside their 41-year love story

There are many things to consider with celebrity relationships, and almost every week, fans read about one celeb or another who is dating someone new. Of course, regardless of whether a person is a celebrity, seeing two people in love and engaging in a long relationship always makes one happy.

Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell – love story

One couple that makes me happier than the rest, however, is Kurt Russell, 73, and Goldie Hawn, 78.

Goldie and Kurt have been together for 41 years. They’ve been superstars on the big screen for a long time and have shared a loving relationship and devotion to their family.

The iconic and long-lasting couple’s commitment to each other is remarkable, and their love story through the years is even more incredible.

Goldie and Kurt first met in 1966 while filming The Only and Only, Genuine Original Family Band. Hawn recalled the meeting in an interview with BBC Radio 4.

“I was 21 and he was 16,” Hawn said. “I thought he was adorable, but he was much too young. Then, years later we met up again, and I remembered that I liked him very much when I first met him. We both said we would never go out with another actor so it just shows you never can tell.”

However, they weren’t ready to start dating.

Goldie Hawn married actor Gus Trikonis in 1969, but the couple separated after four years.

She was granted a divorce in June 1976 and married Bill Hudson some weeks later – a marriage that lasted six years.

How did Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell meet?

In 1983, Russell and Hawn met again while filming Swing Shift.

This time, the charming and handsome Russell tried to impress Hawn with the pick-up line: “Man, you’ve got a great figure.”

“I was severely hungover and I didn’t know Goldie at all outside of having worked with her those many years before,” Russell said in a 2017 interview with Conan O’Brien.

“I just didn’t have in my mind what I was going to see, and she had a great body. So the first thing that came out was, ‘Man, you’ve got a great figure.’ It came out quickly and it could’ve gone wrong, and she said, ‘Why thank you.’”

At the time, Goldie had two children from her marriage with Bill Hudson. Her son Oliver was born in 1976, and her daughter Kate was born in 1979.

While filming Swing Shift, Kurt and Goldie went out together one night after work. He brought her to The Playboy Club, where they spent hours and hours talking. Afterward, they decided to move the party to a new house that Hawn had bought. The only problem? She didn’t have the keys, which resulted in the two breaking in.

The police arrived later, but it made for an iconic first date. Following that, nothing could split the two lovebirds.

Today, it’s been more than four decades, but Goldie and Kurt are still deeply in love.

Goldie Hawn & Kurt Russell – family, children

Her children, Oliver and Kate, went on to work in movies. Oliver is known for his role in the comedy series Rules of Engagement, but his sister is a real movie star.

Her breakthrough came in Cameron Crowe’s semi-autobiographical comedy-drama Almost Famous, where she played a veteran groupie. Hudson won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Even though Goldie Hawn’s children are busy actors, they often have dinner together since Kate lives just down the street from her mother. When Goldie turned 60, Kurt Russell took the entire family to Tahiti, where they spent a lovely vacation together.

“It’s always so much fun when we all meet up. We are very, very close and see each other as often as we can”, Goldie told the site Now To Love.

Kate and Oliver have their own podcast, Sibling Revelry. In one episode, Goldie’s children explain the moment that Kurt stole their mother’s heart. At the time, Kate recalls being about three years old. Oliver was six.

“It was the first time she brought him home to the house, wasn’t their first date, but it’s a beautiful story,” Kate said.

“We were living in deep Malibu and mum said that was when she fell in love with Kurt, right away, because she bought him back to the house and we were already asleep.”

“I remembered everything and why I fell in love”

Kate and Oliver were sharing a room when Kurt walked in and sat down next to the children.

“He sat down next to you [Oliver] first, and watched you sleep. Then came by to me. I believe he watched me longest,” Kate explained.

“According to the story when mum tells me the story. I was the last one he was watching and was there for longer.”

One thing led to another, and Kurt and Goldie welcomed their son, Wyatt Russell, in 1986. Meanwhile, Kurt Russell also has a son, Boston Russell, born in 1980, from his marriage to ex-wife Season Hubley.

The couple has had great careers in show business and is still acting in movies. According to reports, they don’t usually watch the films they’ve starred in. They made an exception to that rule once, however.

In 1987, they starred in the movie Overboard and later watched it together to remind themselves of their beautiful relationship.

“You know how sometimes you forget why you fell in love? I remembered everything, and why I fell in love. It was really something to be able to watch that,” Goldie told James Corden in 2017.

Goldie and Kurt have been together for almost four decades. However, they’ve decided not to get married.

The real reason Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell never married

According to the couple, this is why their bond is so strong. The kind of love and devotion they have is more than just special. At the same time, Goldie explained that the key to a healthy relationship is not spending every hour together.

Speaking with Cosmopolitan Magazine, as quoted by the Associated Press, back in 1986, Hawn explained why she and Kurt never married. For her, marriage is “ridiculous.”

“We’re very happy,” she said, expecting her third child at the time.

“The child is getting the name Hawn Russell. The kids are happy, and Kurt brought me a beautiful ring to symbolize our love.”