{"id":601493,"date":"2026-04-23T11:46:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T11:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/601493\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T11:46:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T11:46:13","slug":"kate-hudson-details-her-friendship-with-matthew-mcconaughey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/601493\/","title":{"rendered":"Kate Hudson details her friendship with Matthew McConaughey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Matthew McConaughey is known to Kate Hudson as the friend who\u2019s always \u201cdown for anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The actress shared rare insight into their friendship <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=saOZZWzrJaw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">during her Time100 panel<\/a> on Wednesday at Lincoln Center in New York City.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMatthew is unique. He is the most unique, wonderful, spontaneous, unpredictable man I\u2019ve ever worked with,\u201d she gushed. <\/p>\n<p>Kate Hudson gushed over her friendship with repeated co-star Matthew McConaughey during her Time100 panel Wednesday in New York City (seen above). Getty Images for TIME<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMatthew is unique. He is the most unique, wonderful, spontaneous, unpredictable man I\u2019ve ever worked with,\u201d she said of the actor (pictured here in 2015). Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s competitive in the best ways. He is so much fun to laugh with. He\u2019s down for anything. I love how unpredictable he is.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The \u201cAlmost Famous\u201d star explained that she relates to that side of the actor because she\u2019s always \u201cdown, too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the same time, he\u2019s really protective,\u201d Hudson continued, sharing the different sides of the Oscar winner that fans don\u2019t see, noting that he is a \u201cgreat father, a beautiful partner and a family man.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s competitive in the best ways. He is so much fun to laugh with. He\u2019s down for anything. I love how unpredictable he is.\u201d (The friends are pictured here on \u201cTRL\u201d in 2003). Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>She also praised the Oscar winner for being a \u201cgreat father, a beautiful partner and a family man.\u201d Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe cares deeply about his work, but mostly about the human condition and finding inner peace, or at least contentment. We connect on that very much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMatthew\u2019s a really unique, special person,\u201d Hudson concluded with a smile. <\/p>\n<p>The pair famously played love interests in the beloved 2003 romantic comedy \u201cHow to Lose a Guy in 10 Days.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The pair famously played love interests in \u201cHow to Lose a Guy in 10 Days\u201d (a scene from the movie is pictured here). \u00a9Paramount\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n<p>It was Hudson who suggested McConaughey be cast in the beloved 2003 romantic comedy (the two are seen above in the film). \u00a9Paramount\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n<p>Once Hudson landed the role of Andie Anderson, she was the one who <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/02\/02\/matthew-mcconaughey-a-fortune-teller-told-me-to-do-how-to-lose-a-guy-in-10-days\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">suggested McConaughey should play Benjamin Barry<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The duo went on to co-star in the 2008 rom-com \u201cFool\u2019s Gold.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>In 2024, the singer <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/07\/18\/entertainment\/kate-hudson-admits-she-doesnt-wear-deodorant-just-like-matthew-mcconaughey\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">revealed a funny anecdote about McConaughey\u2019s hygiene <\/a>\u2014 or lack thereof \u2014 on set of the film.<\/p>\n<p>During her appearance on \u201cWatch What Happens Live,\u201d host Andy Cohen asked a fan-submitted question about whether she forced McConaughey \u2014 who is known to be anti-deodorant \u2014 to use some while filming.<\/p>\n<p>The friends went on to co-star in the 2008 film \u201cFool\u2019s Gold,\u201d as they are seen above a the premiere. WireImage<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, Hudson hilariously revealed that neither of them wore deodorant on set of the movie, which was filmed in Australia during the summer. WireImage<\/p>\n<p>Notably, they filmed in Australia during the southern hemisphere\u2019s summer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo! He doesn\u2019t wear deodorant,\u201d she replied. \u201cAnd by the way, I don\u2019t either.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hudson also confirmed that he has a distinct scent, and that she could \u201csmell him from \u2026 [a mile away].\u201d<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/07\/18\/entertainment\/kate-hudson-admits-she-doesnt-wear-deodorant-just-like-matthew-mcconaughey\/#\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Matthew McConaughey is known to Kate Hudson as the friend who\u2019s always \u201cdown for anything.\u201d The actress shared&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":601494,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[1508,236,7570,91,88,25488,10633,206,114537,92],"class_list":{"0":"post-601493","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-actors","9":"tag-celebrities","10":"tag-celebrity-friendships","11":"tag-celebrity-news","12":"tag-entertainment","13":"tag-kate-hudson","14":"tag-matthew-mcconaughey","15":"tag-movies","16":"tag-time-100","17":"tag-tv"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/601493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=601493"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/601493\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/601494"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=601493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=601493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=601493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}