Kate Hudson reveals she had hoped to date Jimmy Fallon on the set of Almost Famous
Hudson’s confession bore similarities to that of Nicole Kidman, who revealed in 2015 that she, too, had hoped to date the US talk show host
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Your support makes all the difference.Kate Hudson has revealed that she had hoped to date US talk show host Jimmy Fallon when they worked together on Almost Famous.
Hudson was nominated for an Oscar for her role as Penny Lane in the 2000 Cameron Crowe drama, while Fallon played the smaller role of music manager Dennis Hope.
While appearing via video link on Fallon’s programme, Hudson addressed a 2018 clip from the show in which Fallon confessed to having had a crush on her during filming of the movie.
“I had like 100 people send me that clip,” Hudson said. “I had no idea, there was no ... I wish people could have been in my body to watch you and I’s relationship and friendship, because you gave me no indication.”
“Well, I gave a little indication, I thought we were good together,” Fallon replied.
After remembering how much time they spent together on the Almost Famous set, Hudson revealed that she had been romantically interested in him at the time.
“Jimmy, if you would have actually made a move, I would have totally gone there,” she said. “I remember thinking to myself, ‘Why has Jimmy never made a move?’ And then I just kind of realised, ‘Oh, he’s not into me like that.’”
Hudson would go on to meet and marry musician Chris Robinson shortly after Almost Famous finished filming, while Fallon would marry producer Nancy Juvonen. Hudson is currently dating musician Danny Fujikawa.
Nicole Kidman previously confessed in 2015 that she, too, had once hoped to date Fallon.
During an appearance on his talk show, which quickly went viral, she recalled setting up a date with the comedian and visiting his apartment in the hopes of initiating something, only for Fallon to entirely miss her signals.
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