Kate Hudson speaks of marriage, divorce and being a single mom

Kate Hudson did an interview with Times Online while in London to promote Fool’s Gold, where she had a few interesting quotes on marriage and children.

Kate on splitting up with the Black Crowes front man, Chris Robinson, father of her four-year-old son, Ryder:

“I spent 7½ years with Chris. I grew up with him,” she says. “It takes a grown-up to be able to realise that something’s not working. The transition with children is when you get scared. It’s a huge decision. Well, I still love [Ryder's] dad. It’s that simple. Daddy and I still spend lots of time together.”

On mom Goldie Hawn’s relationship with her long-term lover, Kurt Russell:

“It’s their silver anniversary,” Kate announces proudly. “Twenty-five years of not being married. It works. They go through their stuff just like everybody else, but they are so happy. A wedding never made it any better or worse. It’s awesome.”

Does she ever feel restricted by having a child:

“Well, I am restricted. The question is, does it bother me? And it doesn’t at all. I’m a mom and that’s my first priority. There are a lot of people who say, ‘Do you know what I did for you? Have you any idea about the things I gave up?’ I could never be like that. I can’t wait to have more. I’m at that place when I’m ready to have another one and Chris and I are not together. I’m like, ‘Oh no! Uh-oh! I’m ready.’ ”

On dating as a single mom:

“Any guy I ever meet is always going to come second to my son,” she says. “And you get to weed out the boys from the men. You definitely know which ones are the boys.”

On son Ryder now coming of age to play organized sports:

“I love sports,” she says. “I know more about them than my brothers sometimes. I’ve never been more excited to be a soccer mom. And I will totally be the snack mom — that’s going to be the best part.”