» Chris hates small dogs, yet Kate loves them.
» Kate has 3 dogs - Clara, a Pomeranian, Doctor's an English bulldog and Bella who is a Neapolitan mastiff.
» Kate turned down part of Mary Jane in Spiderman to play Ethne in The Four feathers
» In her fifth grade talent show Kate danced to Janet Jackson's "Rhythm Nation" - and won!
» Kate would like to turn to directing one day.
» Kate was once a model for Tommy Hilfiger
» Her brother Oliver used to call her 'Hammerhead' as a child
» Joni Mitchell's song "River" makes Kate cry
» Kate is left handed
» Is a big fan of Martha Stewart
» Kate turned down roles in Spiderman, American Beauty and Girl With A Pearl Earring
» When Kate was in labour Goldie went up and down the hospital corridors chanting Budda erm...chants!
» When Kate was pregnant she craved peanut butter and pickles
» Kate does yoga
» Kate smokes
» Kate is half Jewish, half Buddhist - she calls it "Jew-Bu"
» Is good friends with Liv Tyler, who she has known for 10 years
» Is also friends with Jennifer Aniston, Courtney Cox Arquette and David Arquette, Stella McCartney, and Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor
» Dated Eli Craig (Sally Field's son), and hockey player Eric Lindros.
» When filming Le Divorce Kate learned french language and culture, and liked it
» Kate doesn't like smiling a lot on screen, she says "eventually you want to hit the person" [who's asking you to continually smile]
» Kate shares a production company, Cosmic Entertainment, with brother Oliver, Goldie Hawn, and Kurt Russell - but she says she has no plans to work on screen with her family.
» Kate was originally cast as William's sister in Almost Famous
» Kate's Chinese sign is the Goat (element- Earth), and her star sign is Aries
» Kate enjoys taking her niece Hayley out shopping
» Kate is a fan of the Moroccan ceramic tagines and tribal carpets sold at the shop Sheherezade
» Hosted her bachelorette party at Whiskey Rocks in The St. Regis Aspen
» Kate gained 75lbs while pregnant
» Is a fan of beading and jewellry making
» Likes Disney's miniature Seven Dwarfs stuffed charms (for strollers, backpacks or car seats.)
» Goldie describes her Kate as a miracle.
» Ranked #99 in Premiere's 2003 annual Power 100 List. It was her first appearance on the list and she was the youngest person on it that year at the age of 24.
» When she was 11, Goldie relented and got her an audition for a lead role in a never-produced television show with Howie Mandel. Hudson won the part - but Hawn didn't tell her, turned it down, and kept the secret until she admitted it a year later.
» She can play guitar and piano.
» Admires Bette Davis
» Dislikes wearing make-up and washes her face with Cetaphil
» Her wedding ring is white gold.
» Kate likes True Religion jeans
» One of Kate and Chris' favourite places is Paris
» Kate and Chris' song is 'Lay Lady Lay' - "We're both Bob [Dylan] maniacs" says Chris
» She lost 60 pounds in the three months after giving birth to Ryder for her role in The Skeleton Key.
» She turned down what could have been her big break, a role in Escape from L.A. (1996), because it starred Kurt Russell and "I didn't want to be professionally associated with my dad. I just wanted to see if I could do the audition."
» Loves being on the road with Chris and Ryder
» Believes in voo-doo and hood-doo, and calls her psychics whenever she has questions she wants answered
» Gets her cards read
» Kate admits she is an emotional and dramatic person
» Is friends with American basketball player Baron Davis - she went to high school with him and says of him "I love his energy".
» Kate was a happy child, which she has given credit to her parent's love and grounded upbringing. She was very talkative, never picky, and full of personality.
» Kate was voted 'The celebrity you most want to party with' on the first ever online Glam.com Celebrity Awards, 2006.
» Kate unexpectedly pulled out of The Girl With One Pearl Earring just four weeks before the picture was due to start filming. She was set to play the maid servant of the 17th century Dutch painter Jan Vermeer. The director, Mike Mevele was shocked, because she begged for the part, she stated 'creative differences' for her reason.
» Kate was ready to start trying to conceive again, four months after having her son Ryder. She wanted to be pregnant again as soon as possible.
» Kate was considered along with Liv Tyler, Gisele Budchen, and Heather Graham as a replacement for Cindy Crawford as the face of Revlon Cosmetics in 2000.
» Kate's parents gave her a year to make it as an actress, and if she wasn't acting within that year, she needed to return to college or get cut off financially. She is happy that she decided to pursue her dream of acting.
» Kate admitted to German magazine Amica that she doesn't always get along with her co-stars because actors create a lot of fuss, that's all put-on.
» Kate auditioned for the role of Lady Jocelyn in A Knight's Tale, but lost the part to Shannyn Sossamon.
» Kate doesn't like to watch herself on screen, she actually breaks into a cold sweat, and shakes when watching a performance.
» Kate was accepted to NYU's Tisch School of Drama.
» Kate was ranked #38 in VH-1's "100 Hottiest Hotties" in 2004.
» Kate was ranked #47 in FHM-US's "100 Sexiest Women" in 2005.
» She ranked #7 on Mr. Blackwell's Worst Dress List for the first time, in 2001.
» Kate is afraid of mirrors. She says that they freak her out when it's dark.
» The favourite film set Kate was on as a child was Overboard because both her parents were in the film and there were lots of kids around which made it feel like a summer camp.