When we look at celebrities, we often think that they are living the best life but sometimes, we just don’t consider what might be going on behind closed doors. Nobody knows this better than Goldie Hahn, a very famous actress who had quite a few struggles in life.
Things have a way of turning on a dime and we never know what is going to happen from one moment to the next. We can do what we can to change things in life, but sometimes we just need to go with the flow.
In 1975, Goldie Han met a musician when traveling between New York and Los Angeles on a first-class flight. The musician was a member of The Hudson Brothers, and he had performed with The Osmonds, The Beach Boys, and The Monkeys.
He spoke about the undeniable chemistry that they experienced when they first met. He said: “The attraction was instant. I invited her out to dinner that night, and that was it.” It wasn’t long before their relationship was heading in an entirely different direction.
He said: “The [intimacy] was mind-blowing. Even when everything else in the relationship turned sour, the [intimacy] was always amazing.” This would seem like something amazing to many people, but there were problems looming in the background.
Goldie Hawn was pregnant with their first child when they got married in 1976. Her son was born but was diagnosed with a life-threatening condition when the newborn inhaled amniotic fluid contaminated with meconium.
They had to keep the child isolated for three days after birth. The father said: “Goldie and I were beside ourselves. She was really sick, and I’d go from her bedside to the neonatal intensive care unit. The doctors didn’t think [son’s name] would make it. But [he] pulled through, and from that moment, he was our precious miracle.”
Three years later they had a daughter in 1979 and they spent a number of years together happily. Unfortunately, Goldie was not faithful and they got divorced in 1981.
Later, he would reveal in an interview that she was not very committed to their relationship. He said: “Goldie was having affairs, [and] she told me pretty much on our wedding night that she wanted an open marriage, that she couldn’t imagine being faithful to one man for the rest of her life.
“I wanted a traditional marriage, but Goldie couldn’t settle. Eventually, I moved out.”
In 1983, Goldie started dating actor Kurt Russell. They met previously in 1968 but it wasn’t until 1983 that they eventually allowed their relationship to blossom. They had a son, who was born in 1986.
There were some adjustments associated with the blended family. Goldie’s daughter, however, recognized the love that her mother had for Kurt, and that meant a lot to her.
There were also a lot of feelings of abandonment associated with the first marriage. Her son said that the father distanced himself gradually from the family. He even spoke about Kurt in a Father’s Day post, saying: “It doesn’t really matter which one of these men is my father. My pa stepped in when I was six and made me the man I am today.”
In the meantime, her ex-husband felt betrayed and accused her of poisoning the children against him. There was a lot of tension, but Kate and Oliver would like to heal from the past.
Kate went on to be one of the most famous actresses of our time. When you look at her, you might not see the pain that is in her past but it does exist. We’re just thankful that she was able to overcome it to the extent that she has.