Goldie Hawn recalls what endeared her to Kurt Russell at the beginning of their relationship: ‘I loved the way he looked at my children’
Goldie Hawn has revealed what initially endeared her to Kurt Russell at the beginning of their love story.
The couple started dating after working on the 1984 film Swing Shift together, but it was more than just Kurt’s acting talent and good looks that attracted Goldie to him.
‘I love the way he looked at my children,’ Goldie, 75, said during an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show with Kurt. ‘It was really something special. He’s good at that. He’s good with kids. And I kind of went, “Oh my God, this is amazing.”‘
‘I love the way he looked at my children’: Goldie Hawn has revealed what initially endeared her to Kurt Russell at the beginning of their love story
Goldie had a boyfriend at the time, and she eventually dumped him over the phone to be with Kurt.
‘Yeah, that was hard,’ Goldie said. ‘That was hard, because I had to call him and tell him we were done and that I found somebody and I’m so sorry. And I think you had kind of a girl you were seeing too, and I don’t know, but it was really interesting, because I fell in love but I also fell in like. And those are two pretty good deals.’
Kurt remembered meeting Goldie for the first time after a long night out with his father.
Upon meeting her, Kurt immediately complimented her figure.
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‘The first thing I saw was Goldie and immediately I just came out and said, “Wow you got a great figure.” I never associated that with Goldie, and she kind of looked at me and smiled and I said, “Let’s sit down and go to work and talk about it.”‘
Ellen then asked about the hilarious sign the couple had on their trailer.
The duo immediately started laughing as they recalled what was written on the sign.
‘If this trailer’s rockin’, don’t bother knockin!’ Goldie said.
Loved-up: The couple starred together in the 1984 film Swing Shift
‘It was a joke!’ Kurt added.
Nowadays the couple are spreading holiday cheer in the new Netflix film The Christmas Chronicles 2, where they reprise their roles as Mr. and Mrs. Claus.
Despite playing a married couple on screen, in real life Goldie and Kurt never tied the knot, though have been together for 37 years and share son Wyatt Russell, 34.
Goldie also has daughter Kate Hudson, 41, and son Oliver Hudson, 44, from her first marriage to Bill Hudson, while Kurt has son Boston Russell, 40, with ex-wife Season Hubley.
They have chemistry: Sparks were flying on the set of Swing Shift