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Hollywood marriages are not known for their longevity, but what about couples who skip the “marriage” bit altogether?
Actors Kurt Russell, 75, and Goldie Hawn, 80, have famously dated for 43 years without tying the knot. In a new interview, Russell revealed the pact the couple made to one another instead.
“I first saw Goldie Hawn in 1967, on the set of The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band‚” Russell recalled the pair’s first encounter during an interview with the Wall Street Journal. “I was 15. It was her first movie. She was a 21-year-old dancer.”
Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn at the premiere of “Miracle” in Hollywood in 2004.
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After filming, the two led separate lives, with Hawn marrying singer Bill Hudson and welcoming two children—Kate Hudson and Oliver Hudson—while Russell married actress Season Hubley and welcomed a son, Boston Russell.
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Russell and Hawn were reunited in 1983, on the set of the romantic drama Swing Shift, in which Russell played Hawn’s lover.
Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn in the 1984 film “Swing Shift.”
“By then, both of us had been through divorces,” Russell recalled. “We hit it off and agreed, ‘Let’s have fun until we don’t.’ It’s been 43 years.”
The couple welcomed a child, Wyatt Russell, together in 1986. Wyatt went on to follow in the footsteps of his famous parents and sister, starring in major films and television series like 22 Jump Street and Black Mirror.
Oliver Hudson, Wyatt Russell, Kurt Russell, Goldie Hawn, and Kate Hudson at the 12th Annual American Museum of the Moving Image gala salute in 1997.
Today, Russell and Hawn split their time between California, Colorado, and New York.
“We love real estate,” Russell said, adding that his favorite home is the one in Colorado.
“It’s a large, beautiful log-cabin lodge on a ranch that we moved into a little over 40 years ago,” he detailed. “Goldie and I share a passion for log homes.”
Goldie Hawn, Kate Hudson, and Kurt Russell at the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation’s dinner honoring Kate Hudson in Beverly Hills in 2025.
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In 2025, Hawn said one of the secrets to the couple’s long-lasting relationship was freedom.
“I’m a bird. And you leave the cage door open, I may never fly out. But if you close that door, for my freedom and my independence, I would probably take all my feathers off,” she said.
Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell at the 98th Academy Awards in Hollywood in March 2026.
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Hawn also complimented her partner’s many great qualities, saying that there is no such thing as perfect, but that the two have a very happy family.
“I’m also very sexually attracted to him,” she added. “And that’s important. If you have a long-term sexual relationship, that’s actually really healthy. He’s my sexual object. I find him incredibly handsome to this day.”
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