Everyone fell in love with Goldie Hawn’s equally charismatic daughter Kate Hudson in 2000 Almost Famous. As rock band groupie Penny Lane, she could even immediately count on a Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination. Not long after, a very different reputation awaited her: that of the rom-com queen in countless films such as How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Bride Wars on Alex & Emma. The film press, usually not a fan of the ‘sweet and predictable’ genre, no longer took her seriously.
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