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Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell on 43-Year Bond and Colorado Life

Published 23 March 2026

Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell, one of Hollywood's most enduring couples, have shared fresh insights into their 43-year relationship and preference for a quieter life in Colorado, as Russell promotes his new Paramount+ series "The Madison."

The pair, who have never married, first met in 1966 on the set of the Disney film "The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band," when Hawn was 21 and Russell was 16. They reconnected 17 years later during auditions for "Swing Shift," sparking a romance that began with an unconventional first date. As Russell recounted in past interviews, the evening started with dancing but took a turn when police interrupted them at a furnitureless house Hawn was renovating, mistaking their presence for a break-in. The officers suggested they get a hotel room, and the couple has been together ever since.

By 1983, both had navigated divorces—Hawn from musician Bill Hudson, with whom she shares children Oliver and Kate Hudson, and Russell from actress Season Hubley, father to son Boston Russell. They soon welcomed son Wyatt Russell in 1986, forming a blended family now spanning six grandchildren. In a recent interview with The Wall Street Journal, Russell...

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