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opened up about her tight bond with earlier this month.
Paltrow, 53, gushed that Hudson, 46, is 'like a little sister to me' while honoring her at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival Arlington Artist of the Year Award event.
According to an account from People, she said on stage: 'I am here because Kate Hudson and I are real, true, old friends.'
Hudson was recognized at the gathering for her role in 2025's Song Sung Blue, which earned her a 2026 Best Actress Oscar nomination.
Paltrow continued, 'I'm much older than she is, but I remember seeing her when she was little.
'We grew up in the same orbit, but it wasn't really until the early 2000s that we became what we are now.'
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Gwyneth Paltrow opened up about her tight bond with Kate Hudson earlier this month; pictured February 13
Paltrow, 53, gushed that Hudson, 46, is 'like a little sister to me' while honoring her at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival Arlington Artist of the Year Award event; pictured in April 2010
The Marty Supreme star noted that their friendship has run 'the full spectrum.'
She recalled, 'We've been through breakups together and just this wonderful intertwining of our families.'
Hudson was recognized at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival for her role in 2025's Song Sung Blue, which earned her a 2026 Best Actress Oscar nomination
According to an account from People, Paltrow said on stage: 'I am here because Kate Hudson and I are real, true, old friends'
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The longtime friends embraced at the star-studded event this month
Paltrow said, 'I'm much older than she is, but I remember seeing her when she was little. We grew up in the same orbit, but it wasn't really until the early 2000s that we became what we are now'
Paltrow even threw her 'little sister' a 40th birthday party in 2019.
