PREPARING TO RELEASE HER FIRST ALBUM KATE HUDSON ON WHY NOW IS THE RIGHT TIME TO FACE THE MUSIC AND SHARE HER SONGS

As an award-winning actress, Kate Hudson would be forgiven if she wanted to rest on her laurels.

- SALLY JAMES

But not content with hits including Almost Famous, for which she was Oscarnominated, she has now set her sights on the record industry and recorded her debut album.

While her fans may be surprised by this new avenue, music is something Kate, 44, has always been passionate about.

“It’s actually not a sudden thing. I’ve been writing music my whole life. I just never shared it. I guess I was waiting for the right time to do that and this is it. I’m excited to share,” she says.

“It’s vulnerable, but I feel ready to take the criticism. My hope is that it is received with the warmth that I created it with.”

Kate – the daughter of Hollywood actress Goldie Hawn and her ex-husband Bill – has already released two singles, with the as-yet unnamed album out later this year. Her greatest inspiration, she says, came from her former loves, who include the Black Crowes frontman Chris Robinson and Muse frontman Matt Bellamy.

“They never made music for anyone else but them and their fans,” she says.

“The people that I have loved showed me that you have to do it for yourself first, then give it away and hope people make it their own.” Kate’s fiancé, musician Danny Fujikawa, with