Kate Hudson Says Brother Oliver ‘Stepped Up’ for Son Ryder After Her Divorce

Kate and Oliver Hudson are sibling goals.

As the brother-sister duo answered fan questions during the Monday, July 21, episode of their “Sibling Revelry” podcast, one listener asked Kate, 46, and Oliver, 48, to reflect on a moment where they “really leaned on each other.”

Kate said the “biggest time” Oliver was there for her — and son Ryder Robinson, now 21 — was after she divorced from Chris Robinson in 2007.

“For me, with you and my divorce, with having Ryder and being a working mom, I felt like you really stepped up without me asking,” Kate said. “You just stepped up as Uncle Oli and was really there for us — and Ryder.”

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The actress recalled “that period of time” in her life had a lot of Oliver doing things “without me even having to ask for it.”

Kate married The Black Crowes singer Chris, 58, in 2000. Their son, Ryder, was born in January 2004, making him 2 years old when Kate and Chris announced their separation in August 2006. By November of that year, Chris filed for divorce from Kate. Their split was finalized in October 2007, with Kate and Chris agreeing to joint custody of their son. (Kate moved on with Matt Bellamy, whom she was with from 2010 to 2014. They share 14-year-old son Bingham. She’s currently engaged to Danny Fujikawa, with whom she shares 6-year-old daughter Rani Rose.)

“In reflection, you were so stable for Ryder and myself,” Kate continued during Monday’s podcast episode. “We had so much fun, and we created fun times with the kids.”

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Oliver joked that he and Kate have “micro-leanings” because they go to each other “all the time” for help.

“There’s little things that happen,” he explained further. “It’s not these big catastrophic events where it’s like, ‘Here, put your head on my shoulder.’ It’s the little things.”

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The siblings are often call each other over everyday things “rather than, sort of, big crazy moments.” Oliver shared more insight into how it can be difficult for him to ask for help during the bigger moments.

“It’s interesting because there’s a weakness to — and this is not necessarily the rational thinking,” he said. “But sometimes there’s, for me, personally, you’re presenting weakness when you feel like you have to lean on somebody rather than figuring it out yourself because you have to express, sort of, a certain vulnerability, and you don’t want to at time.”

Oliver added, “I feel like every day … my brain goes through all kinds of iterations of insanity.”