Overview
- On Wednesday, October 28 Shepard told guests on his Armchair Expert podcast that he hit on Kate Hudson when she was still married to Chris Robinson and later briefly dated her in 2007.
- Shepard recalled first approaching Hudson at a poker night at her brother Oliver Hudson’s house and said he tried again after her 2006 separation, which led to a short, intense romance.
- He used graphic language to describe the 2007 encounter, saying they spent days together and were sexually active, remarks reproduced by Page Six, Us Weekly and EntertainmentNow.
- There are no new public responses from Hudson or Robinson in the recent coverage, and reporting notes Kristen Bell’s separate Armchair Expert appearance earlier this week describing Shepard’s habit of complimenting others as his way of flirting.
- The episode revisits material Shepard and Hudson have discussed before in 2019, and the fresh, explicit detail has driven renewed tabloid attention that could affect how the three principals manage their public images.