Brenda Song and Kate Hudson in 2025; Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell in 2024.Photo:Amy Sussman/WireImage; Amy Sussman/Getty
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Brenda Songis hyping up her costar’s celebrity parents!TheRunning Pointactress, 36, exclusively told PEOPLE — during a red carpet event for the new Netflix series at The Paley Museum in New York City on Feb. 25 — that costarKate Hudson’s mom and stepdad,Goldie HawnandKurt Russell, continue to leave her slightly starstruck.“To this day, I still get so nervous every time I’m around them because they’re such wonderful parents,” Song admitted. “They’re at Kate’s shows, and every time I’m around them I like clam up and I’m so scared. Every time.”“Oh my God, [I’ve met them] a few times and every single time I still like clam up,” she added. “They’re so iconic — literal legends.”From right: Kate Hudson, Kurt Russell, Goldie Hawn and Boston Russell in 2017.Jesse Grant/GettyHawn, 79, welcomed Hudson, 45, into the world in 1979 with then-husbandBill Hudson. After they finalized their divorce in 1982, Hawn started dating Russell, 73, in 1983 — with Kate considering him to be her stepdad for more than four decades now.Song, amother of two kidswith 44-year-old fiancéMacaulay Culkin, told PEOPLE “it’s insane” that Hawn birthed a future celebrity.In their Netflix sports comedy seriesRunning Point, Song plays Ali Lee, the chief of staff of the Los Angeles Waves pro basketball franchise.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Lee is best friends with Kate’s character, Isla Gordon, the team’s president who was appointed to the job after a scandal forced her brother to resign.“She’s the best,” Song said of working together. “She was everything I could ever hope for and more. Like I was so nervous to meet her and you think of Kate Hudson, you’re like, ‘Oh, she’s so cool.’ She’s that and more.“She has been such a guiding light in my life,” she continued. “I’m so grateful just on-screen and off-camera. She’s just so wonderful.”‘Running Point’ cast members and Jay Ellis, Brenda Song, Scott MacArthur, Kate Hudson, Justin Theroux and Drew Tarver at The Paley Center for Media on Feb. 25, 2025.Kristina Bumphrey/Variety via GettyNetflix has promotedRunning Point, which is loosely based on the life story of L.A. Lakers PresidentJeanie Buss, as a “twist on the underdog comedy.”“Ambitious and often overlooked, Isla will have to prove to her skeptical brothers, the board, and the larger sports community that she was the right choice for the job,” reads Netflix’s synopsis of the show.Running Pointpremiered Feb. 27 on Netflix.
Brenda Songis hyping up her costar’s celebrity parents!
TheRunning Pointactress, 36, exclusively told PEOPLE — during a red carpet event for the new Netflix series at The Paley Museum in New York City on Feb. 25 — that costarKate Hudson’s mom and stepdad,Goldie HawnandKurt Russell, continue to leave her slightly starstruck.
“To this day, I still get so nervous every time I’m around them because they’re such wonderful parents,” Song admitted. “They’re at Kate’s shows, and every time I’m around them I like clam up and I’m so scared. Every time.”
“Oh my God, [I’ve met them] a few times and every single time I still like clam up,” she added. “They’re so iconic — literal legends.”
From right: Kate Hudson, Kurt Russell, Goldie Hawn and Boston Russell in 2017.Jesse Grant/Getty
Jesse Grant/Getty
Hawn, 79, welcomed Hudson, 45, into the world in 1979 with then-husbandBill Hudson. After they finalized their divorce in 1982, Hawn started dating Russell, 73, in 1983 — with Kate considering him to be her stepdad for more than four decades now.
Song, amother of two kidswith 44-year-old fiancéMacaulay Culkin, told PEOPLE “it’s insane” that Hawn birthed a future celebrity.
In their Netflix sports comedy seriesRunning Point, Song plays Ali Lee, the chief of staff of the Los Angeles Waves pro basketball franchise.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Lee is best friends with Kate’s character, Isla Gordon, the team’s president who was appointed to the job after a scandal forced her brother to resign.
“She’s the best,” Song said of working together. “She was everything I could ever hope for and more. Like I was so nervous to meet her and you think of Kate Hudson, you’re like, ‘Oh, she’s so cool.’ She’s that and more.
“She has been such a guiding light in my life,” she continued. “I’m so grateful just on-screen and off-camera. She’s just so wonderful.”
‘Running Point’ cast members and Jay Ellis, Brenda Song, Scott MacArthur, Kate Hudson, Justin Theroux and Drew Tarver at The Paley Center for Media on Feb. 25, 2025.Kristina Bumphrey/Variety via Getty
Kristina Bumphrey/Variety via Getty
Netflix has promotedRunning Point, which is loosely based on the life story of L.A. Lakers PresidentJeanie Buss, as a “twist on the underdog comedy.”
“Ambitious and often overlooked, Isla will have to prove to her skeptical brothers, the board, and the larger sports community that she was the right choice for the job,” reads Netflix’s synopsis of the show.
Running Pointpremiered Feb. 27 on Netflix.
source: people.com
