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Daily Mail
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Kate Hudson displays her toned figure in yellow strapless bikini and sarong as she shares gratitude for her 'best birthday week' as actress turns 46
Kate Hudson displayed her jaw-dropping figure in a yellow swimwear as she shared a slew of snaps from her 'best birthday week', as the star turned 46. The Glass Onion favourite had the time of her life while soaking up the sun alongside the rest of her family including her fiancé, Danny Fujikawa, 38. They were joined by the couple's daughter Rani Rose, 6, who was captured enjoying a plunge in the pool with her dad. Taking to her Instagram page with a stunning birthday wrap, Kate simply wrote: 'Best birthday week ❤️ Thank you for all the love.' For her beach/pool outing, the acting icon added a multiprint sarong and dark shades - while carrying her beloved pooch in a shoulder tote bag. In her vibrant carousel, the American star captured meaningful moments including front-row concerts with her friends, family pool parties as well as bits from Easter Sunday. For one selfie, Katie posed smiling with Rani as both mum and daughter showed off a shimmery face-paint. Elsewhere she larked around putting out her tongue, snapping a picture with her brother and fellow actor Oliver, 48, as they relaxed poolside. Beloved family members constellated Kate's birthday re-cap, and didn't miss a towering cake with music and cinema-themed decorations. Another sweet shot saw Kate hugging Rani right before blowing her candles, with also her stepdad and Hollywood legend Kurt Russell next to them. Elsewhere, Rani enjoyed a Easter egg hunt with a bunny mascot - while the Fool's Gold alum posed for another carefree selfie as she lifted a glass, sporting a navy multiprint shirt. Last month Kate again looked sensational in a red bikini while enjoying a cocktail on the beach as she shared an insight into her Greek getaway on Instagram. She showed off her amazing figure in the eye catching two-piece as she relaxed on a sun lounger during the family holiday with her fiancé Danny and daughter Rani. The Bride Wars actress shares Rani with musician Danny, who proposed to her 2021. For one selfie, Katie posed smiling with Rani as both mum and daughter showed off a shimmery face-paint She is also mom to son Ryder, 21, with ex-husband Chris Robinson, 58, and son Bingham Hawn, 13, with Muse frontman Matt Bellamy, 46. Kate's well deserved break comes as her hit new sport Netflix show Running Point was renewed for a second series. The series follows her character Isla Gordon a former party girl who unexpectedly takes charge of her family's professional basketball team, the Los Angeles Waves. Earlier in the month, 12.2 million people watched the series, where she must navigate the male-dominated world of professional sports and prove herself to her skeptical brothers and the wider sports community. Kate executive produced and starred in Mindy Kaling's 10-episode basketball comedy, which premiered February 27. In March, Kate announced Netflix had renewed the critically-acclaimed sporty show for a second season.
Los Angeles Times
14-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
Fabrizio Guido's subtle comedy is a slam dunk in Netflix ‘Running Point'
Unlike his character Jackie Moreno in the Netflix sitcom 'Running Point,' Fabrizio Guido wasn't much of a basketball connoisseur before booking the gig. He's more into pugilism. 'I constantly compare acting [to] boxing,' said the 25-year-old Angeleno about getting the call informing him that he would be portraying Moreno, a concessions worker for the fictional Los Angeles Waves who finds out he's the product of an affair and, in turn, the youngest and newest member of a basketball family dynasty. 'I remember I just threw both hands up in the air like if I had just been boxing 12 rounds and it was the knockout I had been looking for.' The comedy series, which premiered Feb. 27, stars Kate Hudson as Isla Gordon, the only sister in a family of brothers who is often overlooked but is unexpectedly appointed as the new Waves president. The revelation that Jackie is a love child and the fifth Gordon sibling is one of the many blips Isla encounters as she looks to prove herself in a male-dominated industry. Much like his new half-sister, 19 year-old Jackie is looking to prove himself as a new member of the Gordon clan. Though an outsider in the family, Jackie's comedic chops have rendered him a fan favorite for his off-the-cuff lines and seamless delivery. Humor is a skill Guido has crafted in previous roles as Mikey Gutierrez in Netflix's series 'Mr. Iglesias,' as Dennis (a.k.a. Baby Joker) in the Laura Steinel film 'Family,' and Mr. Jensen in Paramount's 'Good Burger 2.' De Los spoke to Guido following the announcement of 'Running Point's' renewal for a second season. The following Q&A has been lightly edited for clarity and length. Tell me more about yourself. Where did you grow up? I am L.A. born and raised. I was born in Montebello. To be honest with you, I'm at a point in my life where I can't exactly claim anywhere 'cause I moved around a lot as a kid. I spent a lot of time in Whittier, Pico Rivera. I lived in Culver City at one point and in San Diego for a couple of years. My formative years were spent in Alhambra, near City Terrace, so that whole East [L.A.] community. How did you land the role of Jackie Moreno? It was a very traditional kind of process. An audition came my way from my team; it was 'Running Point.' The role was Jackie Moreno, who was a 19-year-old kid from L.A., Boyle Heights specifically. They wanted someone with very strong comedic chops. I feel like that was a big focus for the role. I read it and fell in love with this character. I felt like I could bring more to what the page had to offer, and that's not a knock on our writers. This is an essence I'm familiar with, a culture I'm familiar with. I was told the audition went really well. They said I was their top pick. I wake up a day later, and my phone is blowing up. My DMs are full of an open casting [call] that [co-creator] Mindy Kaling put out for the same role. I was like, 'I thought we were tight!' I just said thank you to everybody sending the casting call my way, and I was like, you know what, I'm happy. I'm actually really happy about this. I feel like it's a perfect opportunity to just attack the impostor syndrome and get it out of the way. I was like, 'I gotta feel like I earned it. Fine. This is perfect. Let's go against the world. Let's do this.' Bam. I sent [in the tape]. I just felt like the role was mine. Walk me through the day when you got the news that you booked Jackie Moreno? I can't describe it, but I felt like a workhorse blocking out a lot of the noise. I constantly compare acting to boxing. I'm not talking about getting beat up or it being a fight. When I say fight, I mean the beautiful sport that is boxing. I just felt like a fight for these 12 rounds. I remember I was home alone, and my agents had spoken to my mom. The call came in from my mom. She's on the other side of the phone crying, 'They want you for this show.' It was exactly the project I wanted. What are some personal elements that resonate with you and your character? For starters, it was definitely the cultural aspect. I knew Jackie might have to dabble in some Spanish and I was like, 'perfect.' A huge part of this character's life is his relationship with his mom and what it's like to deal with her loss. I love the layers of that. I think everybody deals with loss. I'm slightly older than Jackie, so I had to dial it back to a younger part of me that I felt like was enthusiastic and ready to learn. And you got to work with Keyla Monterroso Mejia in one of the first scenes. How was that? I was just talking to her last week. She gave me a call. She's the absolute best. I was so excited to get the chance to work with her 'cause I feel like you get to see a side that's not always seen in that style of comedy. Tell me how you were able to form an onscreen relationship with your older, rich and white siblings? I think in the same way as Jackie — I don't want to say I wanted to be accepted but I had a thirst to understand them. I feel like that thirst for me personally [was] as an artist. I would sit in, hearing them talk. I would listen to the life experience that they have. They're so easy to get along with, so funny. Oftentimes, we would schedule little lunches when we could get all together as a family. I had the opportunity to work with each one of them in one-on-one scenes. So that lent itself to get into more focused conversations with them. Did the cast give you any advice? I often found myself kind of seeking Brenda Song for advice on sports, 'cause she's really, really knowledgeable, and I'm not as knowledgeable as Brenda. So I would talk to her about trade rumors and stuff, and she served as a great guide, and that kind of transitioned into like, 'Hey. How do you know when a project's right for you? How do you know how to make these moves?' Brenda has just been amazing in giving me her opinion about things and how she's moved through her career. My other siblings, I love 'em because they're a joy to be around. Their advice has just all been about life, relationships. You've worked closely with comedian Gabriel 'Fluffy' Iglesias on his show 'Mr. Iglesias' and have also done some stand-up comedy yourself. Do you see yourself staying in the comedy realm? [Stand-up] comedy is my newest passion thanks to Fluffy. I'm not exactly looking to do anything with this. I just wanna do it for my own fulfillment. I'm going to go up there and have fun. That's my goal every time I go up. I get super nervous about something, and I'm like, 'Hey, you have nothing to prove, nothing to gain.' I would love to go on tour. I love every time I get invited to open for someone I admire. I love being out late at night with other comics and hearing their set, coming up with jokes, spending my days writing. It's a huge and very important part of my life right now. There's this clip of you as Dennis, a.k.a. Baby Joker from the 2018 film 'Family,' that has been circulating social media. I also notice it in the comment sections of 'Running Point' promos. What do you think about that? It came out of nowhere honestly. I had done that film a couple of years ago. It's a fantastic film. It's just been really cool to watch this video resurface. Now, anything that gets posted about 'Running Point,' there's always some sort of Baby joker comment. People love Dennis! I'm glad it's bringing views to the film because I've always felt it's such a strong comedic film, and I just want to give Laura her flowers. What was your reaction to 'Running Point's' Season 2 renewal? I was asleep, and my phone just started going off with congratulations. I thought this may still be coming from people that are just watching. Then it was an article that revealed it got renewed for Season 2. It was a good, really exciting morning, but still, I was like, 'Is this true? Like, what's going on? How come Netflix hasn't called?' But I guess they were just super open and ready to rock and roll with this one.
Khaleej Times
09-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Khaleej Times
Kate Hudson says being called 'rom-com queen' gives her "mixed feelings"
Hollywood star Kate Hudson, who is known for her roles in romantic comedies like How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, You, Me and Dupree, and Bride Wars, is happy being called "rom-com queen," but she wants to explore more as an actor. "It's a mixed feeling because -- now that I'm older I love it," said Hudson, who appeared on the Not Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce podcast for promoting her film Running Point, reported People. She added, "I think what happens when you have a very successful rom-com, it sort of becomes what people expect from you and want from you, and as an actor you're sort of like, 'Yeah, but I want to do a million different things.' " Hudson rose to fame with her portrayal of Penny Lane in Cameron Crowe's musical drama Almost Famous (2000), for which she won a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress and received an Oscar nomination in the same category. She went on to star in rom-com movies and gained popularity. "As Hollywood goes, they love to put you in a box. They love it. And so I think when you're younger, you don't want to be pigeonholed into an idea that that's what you do. And the second you have success in a rom-com as a woman, it's like they just want you in that," shared Hudson, adding, "So it's like you love it, and then at the same time you're like, 'Yeah, but I want to do other things. I don't want to just do this all the time'," she said. Although she became successful in one genre, she never stopped herself from exploring different career options. With her 2024 debut album, Glorious, she proved her talent in music as well. She said, "pursuing music took a very far back seat to what was happening in my career" when she first found success in acting, according to the outlet. In Running Point, Hudson stars as Isla Gordon, the newly appointed president of the Los Angeles Waves basketball franchise. Being thrown into the job after a scandal forces her brother (Justin Theroux) to resign, Kate's character has to work on proving to her sceptical family, board members, and the sports community that she is the perfect fit for the job. "It's not just all about romance," she added in that interview, sharing that a lack of emphasis on her character Isla Gordon's love life was "one of the big things for me" that convinced her to join the series, according to People.
New York Times
27-02-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
‘Running Point' Is a Fun Basketball Comedy With a Deep Bench
'Running Point' is an amiable Netflix comedy starring Kate Hudson as an underestimated nepo adult tapped to run the fabled basketball team her late father once led. She is thrilled, if a bit overwhelmed, by the opportunity. Her brothers, who also work for the franchise, warn her to stay off Reddit. Hudson here is Isla, who never got as much attention from her father as her brothers did. But the Los Angeles Waves is the family business, and she is part of the family. The eldest, Cam (Justin Theroux), was ably running the show, but he gets sent off to rehab in the pilot. The doofy Ness (Scott MacArthur) is all heart, no brains, while the brittle Sandy (Drew Tarver) is all brains, no heart. So it's up to the reformed party girl Isla to wrangle the players, make trade deals, manage the coaching staff, find sponsors and schmooze with other bigwigs to keep the Waves in playoff contention. She knows her stuff, though; as with any generic comedic heroine, her one flaw is clumsiness, and she walks into glass doors often enough that she spends a good chunk of her life with an old-timey ice pack against her noggin. The show is loosely inspired by the Lakers's Jeanie Buss, who is among its executive producers. 'Point' is created by Mindy Kaling, Ike Barinholtz and David Stassen, whose last major collaboration was Kaling's 'The Mindy Project,' and this outing feels watered down in comparison. Still, it is awfully good company, and its 10 episodes have an affable, sunny ease. It is also featherweight and ambitionless — not actually funny, but often fun. What the show lacks in depth or bite it gains in breadth and scope, and the cast runneth over: Brenda Song as Isla's BFF and assistant; Jay Ellis as the successful, hunky coach; Chet Hanks as the troublemaker player who doesn't know what 'refute' means. Max Greenfield plays Isla's doting fiancé, and Jon Glaser plays the abrasive sports radio host. If Tarver is basically playing his same character from 'The Other Two,' so be it. 'Point' seems happy enough to be reminiscent of other, better shows, which is perhaps the defining paradigm of current-day streaming comedies. Well, that and galling product integration, which 'Point' also embraces. There is very little basketball here, so the characters rely instead on movies to guide their ideas, taking direction from 'Casino,' 'The Wedding Singer' and the 'John Wick' franchise. 'My life is not a good sports movie,' Isla sighs. Keep practicing, Isla! There's always next year.
Washington Post
27-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
‘Running Point' delivers classic sitcom energy in a nepobaby package
Imagine 'Ted Lasso' barreling into 'Arrested Development' at the concessions stand in a classic romcom meet-cute. 'Running Point,' Mindy Kaling, Elaine Ko, Ike Barinholtz and David Stassen's new Netflix sitcom, is the kid those two would have. For better and for worse. Kate Hudson stars as Isla Gordon, a Jeanie Buss-like figure charged with taking over the Los Angeles Waves, her family's pro basketball team, when her oldest brother Cam (Justin Theroux) goes to rehab. On paper, she's an unorthodox pick; after the Gordon patriarch died, the franchise had been run by her brothers Cam (the president), Ness (Scott MacArthur) and Sandy (Drew Tarver). As the family's black sheep, longtime screwup and only daughter, Isla's role had been largely ceremonial. (She was in charge of the team's charitable endeavors.) It's a surprise, therefore, when Cam picks her over his brothers to run the company. But he does, on the grounds that she knows her stuff but could never get their father to listen to her ideas.
