Kate Hudson shares rare insight into her friendship with ‘unpredictable’ Matthew McConaughey

Matthew McConaughey is known to Kate Hudson arsenic nan friend who’s ever “down for anything.”

The character shared uncommon penetration into their relationship during her Time100 panel connected Wednesday astatine Lincoln Center successful New York City.

“Matthew is unique. He is nan astir unique, wonderful, spontaneous, unpredictable man I’ve ever worked with,” she gushed.

“He’s competitory successful nan champion ways. He is truthful overmuch nosy to laughter with. He’s down for anything. I emotion really unpredictable he is.”

The “Almost Famous” prima explained that she relates to that broadside of nan character because she’s ever “down, too.”

“At nan aforesaid time, he’s really protective,” Hudson continued, sharing nan different sides of nan Oscar victor that fans don’t see, noting that he is simply a “great father, a beautiful partner and a family man.”

“He cares profoundly astir his work, but mostly astir nan quality information and uncovering soul peace, aliases astatine slightest contentment. We link connected that very much.”

“Matthew’s a really unique, typical person,” Hudson concluded pinch a smile.

The brace famously played emotion interests successful nan beloved 2003 romanticist drama “How to Lose a Guy successful 10 Days.”

Once Hudson landed nan domiciled of Andie Anderson, she was nan 1 who suggested McConaughey should play Benjamin Barry.

The duo went connected to co-star successful nan 2008 rom-com “Fool’s Gold.”

In 2024, nan vocalist revealed a funny anecdote astir McConaughey’s hygiene — aliases deficiency thereof — connected group of nan film.

During her quality connected “Watch What Happens Live,” big Andy Cohen asked a fan-submitted mobility astir whether she forced McConaughey — who is known to beryllium anti-deodorant — to usage immoderate while filming.

Notably, they filmed successful Australia during nan confederate hemisphere’s summer.

“No! He doesn’t deterioration deodorant,” she replied. “And by nan way, I don’t either.”

Hudson besides confirmed that he has a chopped scent, and that she could “smell him from … [a mile away].”