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Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell attend the 97th Annual Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 02, 2025 in Hollywood, California.© Getty Images

Kurt Russell's famous first wife he split from just as his Goldie Hawn romance began

The Overboard co-stars have been together since 1983 and welcomed a son, Wyatt Russell

Ahad Sanwari
Ahad Sanwari - New York
Senior WriterNew York
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Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn's love story is something of a modern Hollywood legend, akin to the Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman decades-long saga.

The couple have famously been together since Valentine's Day 1983 and despite some ups and downs, have remained steadfast in their love and never actually tied the knot.

While their fairytale seems perfect, it actually happened to come on the heels of the end of both their previous marriages, especially close to Kurt's.

Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn attend the screening of "To Kill a Mockingbird" presented by The Week, J. Mendel and Infinity at The Wheeler Opera House on December 29, 2005 in Aspen, Colorado© Getty Images
Kurt and Goldie have been together since Valentine's Day 1983

Who is Kurt's first wife?

Kurt was first married to fellow actress Season Hubley. Season, now 74, has a brother who is also an actor, Whip Hubley, known for projects like Russkies and Top Gun.

She made her screen debut in an unsold 1972 TV pilot titled Bobby Jo and the Good Time Band as well as an episode of The Patridge Family. She continued to steadily work in TV and on film throughout that decade and the next.

THE ROOKIES - "A Time to Mourn" 11/4/75 Season Hubley© Getty Images
Actress Season Hubley was Kurt Russell's first wife

Season made her film debut in 1973's Lolly-Madonna XXX as the title character and some of her most notable film performances include Elvis (1979), Escape from New York (1981), Vice Squad (1982) and Total Exposure (1991).

Her most consistent work came between 1991-94, when she played Angelique Voynitzheva Marick in 150 episodes of the long-running soap All My Children.

Kurt and Season Hubley's relationship

In 1978, Kurt and Season met while filming Elvis, in which he played the title character and she played Priscilla Presley. As the film became a huge success on television and received a theatrical release, their whirlwind romance quickly blossomed.

Kurt Russell as Elvis Presley, Season Hubley promotional photo for the ABC tv movie 'Elvis'© Getty Images
The couple first met while filming "Elvis" in 1978 and sparks flew quickly

They tied the knot the following year after a year-long engagement and in February 1980, they welcomed their son, Boston Russell, now 45. They kept their relationship quiet at first, with the couple telling People in 1979 that while they had become fast friends, it hadn't turned into "romance."

"That's like asking if two plumbers fell in love because they were working over the same toilet," Kurt joked, mentioning that they had frequently spent time at each others' homes (Kurt's in Aspen and Season's in Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles). 

Kirk Russell, Season Hubley and son Boston Russell circa 1980 in New York City© Getty Images
They tied the knot in 1979 and welcomed a son, Boston, in 1980

She emphasized: "We have so little in common that we can barely argue. I'm a total liberal, and he's a right-winger. I'm into astrology, and he couldn't care less. I'm an Eastern person, and he's a Westerner."

Divorcing Season and romancing Goldie

Very little is known about the circumstances leading up to Kurt and Season's divorce. They announced their separation in February 1983 and their divorce was finalized that May.

Actress Season Hubley and son Boston Russell attend the Second Annual Beverly Hills St. Patrick's Day Parade - Celebrity Breakfast on March 16, 1986 at Litton Industries in Beverly Hills, California© Getty Images
Season has made few public appearances with Boston since her divorce

Kurt and Goldie first met in 1967 while making The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band. However, in 1983, they reconnected while making Swing Shift.

Goldie Hawn: 5 top roles

Goldie Hawn attends the 20th anniversary celebration of the Goldie Hawn Foundation and MindUP Gala© FilmMagic

1. The First Wives Club (1996)

Goldie Hawn shines in this ensemble, where she stars alongside Bette Midler and Diane Keaton, as a female trio determined to get revenge on their ex-husbands, who dumped them for younger women. She plays former Oscar winner, Elise Eliot-Atchison, whose ex-husband claimed to have made her famous. 

2. Private Benjamin (1980)

After the death of her husband, Jewish-American princess, Judy Benjamin (played by Goldie) is enlisted in the Women's Army Corp. She expects the enlistment to be a holiday but soon realises its much harder than she first thought. 

3. Death becomes her (1992)

Goldie plays writer Helen Sharp, whose husband (Bruce Willis) becomes obsessed with Madeline Ashton (Meryl Streep). Helen seeks revenge on Madeline and discovers a potion that grants eternal life and a youthful appearance. 

4. Cactus Flower (1969)

Goldie made her major film debut in Cactus Flower where she plays Toni, a woman who wishes to marry a doctor who claims he can't because he has a wife and three kids. 

5. The Sugarland Express (1974)

Goldie stars in Stephen Speilberg's first theatrical film as Lou Jean Poplin, a woman who breaks her husband out of prison in an attempt to prevent their son from being placed in foster care. 

They quickly embarked on a relationship of their own, which began in February as his marriage to Season was ending. Goldie was also coming off of her own divorce from Bill Hudson.

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Season's life now

Season has lived a quiet life ever since she retired from acting in 1999, devoting much of her efforts to animal rescue activism while living in Los Angeles.

Actress Season Hubley attends the 10th Annual Video Software Dealers Association (VSDA) Convention and Expo on July 14, 1991 at the Las Vegas Hilton Convention Center in Las Vegas© Getty Images
Season's last public appearance in 1991

She made a few appearances with her son Boston after her divorce. In 1992, she tied the knot with camera and electrical department engineer David Hayball, but they divorced in 1994. Boston remains close with his dad and enjoys a strong relationship with his stepmom Goldie and siblings Kate Hudson, Oliver Hudson and Wyatt Russell.

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