Goldie Hawn Reacts to Granddaughter Rio, 12, Joining Hollywood

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Originally appeared on E! Online

Goldie Hawn is throwing her reservations overboard.

Not only has the Oscar winner passed down her acting skills to daughter Kate Hudson and sons Oliver Hudson and Wyatt Russell, she also quipped that her oldest granddaughter—Oliver’s 12-year-old Rio—will be joining show business soon enough.

“I don’t think we have a choice frankly,” Goldie told Entertainment Tonight with a smile during a joint interview with Oliver and Rio shared to Instagram Aug. 17. “Same with Kate. I didn’t have a choice, and I think this one, we don't have a choice.”

Jokes aside, though, the 79-year-old continued, “All I want her to be is happy. I don’t care about anything else.”

Oliver—who also shares sons Wilder, 17, and Bodhi, 14, with wife Erinn Bartlett—is also supportive of his daughter’s dreams, but noted their measured approach.

“She wants it,” he told the outlet. “She’s an amazing dancer. It’s in her genes. But we’re gonna do plays first.”

Oliver emphasized, “We’re gonna go slowly.”

Beyond supporting her kids’ and grandkids’ career dreams, Goldie thrives in her role as grandparent.

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"I do love being a grandmother, but I’m not the boss,” she said on a November episode of Hoda Kotb’s Making Space podcast. “I’m just the one that can deliver happiness to them, and also an ear if they need it."

Goldie has also been vocal about her love for her and longtime partner Kurt Russell’s family.

"I look at our kids and grandchildren and there's nothing in the world that could make me as proud as I am of all of them," she told Australian Women's Weekly in 2022. "Being a grandmother is amazing, I love it. It brings incredible joy. Family is so important."

And Goldie isn’t the only family member who relishes in her role as grandma. In fact, her daughter-in-law Meredith Hagner—who shares sons Buddy, 3, and Boone, 18 months, with Goldie and Kurt’s son Wyatt—praised the Overboard actress and her partner.

Goldie Hawn attends the Happy Gilmore 2 premiere with her son Oliver Hudson and his kids.
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"Oh they're the best," Meredith told Us Weekly last August. "They're just the greatest people, greatest grandparents."

She added, "They live down the road from us. That's [my sons’] second home. They'll have a cookie jar that's always full, and my son knows where it is, and they have a toy box that is always brimming with toys."

Read on for a look at Goldie’s sweetest photos with her kids and grandkids.

Surrounded by Love

<p>Surrounded by Love</p>

How many grandkids does it take to put a smile like that on Grandma's face?

Goldie Hawn cuddles up with six of her eight grandchildren in a pic posted by daughter Kate Hudson for Mother's Day 2024.


Modern Family

<p>Modern Family</p>

The holidays came a little early for Goldie and partner Kurt Russell when they played Mr. and Mrs. Claus.

So, they made the November 2018 premiere of The Christmas Chronicles an event for Oliver Hudson and wife Erinn Hudson's family, while Wyatt Russell brought future wife Meredith Hagner.


Baby Love

<p>Baby Love</p>

Goldie enjoyed a quiet moment with one of her grandbabies.


Home on the Range

<p>Home on the Range</p>

Goldie and granddaughters Rani Fujikawa and Rio Hudson dressed the part for a day at the ranch in 2024.


ROFL

<p>ROFL</p>

Goldie was having such a good time with son Oliver, daughter Kate, her partner Danny Fujikawa and their daughter Rani, she couldn't stay upright.


Who's the Fairest of Them All

<p>Who's the Fairest of Them All</p>

Goldie, Kurt and Rio dressed the part of Hollywood royalty and made a certain kid's Disney dreams come true.


Summer Fun

<p>Summer Fun</p>

"Vacationing with our family!" Goldie captioned a June 2024 snap of her and Rio. "It’s the greatest gift one could ever have."


The Family That Gives Together...

<p>The Family That Gives Together...</p>

At 13, Kate's eldest son, Ryder Robinson, was deemed old enough to attend a gala with the grown-ups, hanging with his mom, grandparents and uncle Wyatt at Goldie's Love In For Kids benefit in 2017.


Like Grandma, Like Granddaughter

<p>Like Grandma, Like Granddaughter</p>

Rio's had Goldie's photogenic head tilt down to a science at the 20th anniversary celebration of the Goldie Hawn Foundation and MindUP Gala in 2024.


The Greatest Show-Woman

<p>The Greatest Show-Woman</p>

Forget saying cheese at the annual Goldie's Love In For Kids. Budding ballerina Rio, still a few months shy of 3 at the time, met the moment with a curtsy.


Guardian of This Galaxy

<p>Guardian of This Galaxy</p>

Kate celebrated her pop Kurt on Father's Day 2023 with a snap of him surrounded by grandkids.


Grandma's Got You

<p>Grandma's Got You</p>

"love is buzzing," Kate captioned a February 2024 carousel featuring this sweet pic of Goldie and Rani.


Par for the Course

<p>Par for the Course</p>

Goldie had a grand time supporting Oliver, daughter-in-law Erinn and their kids Wilder, Bodhi and Rio at the 2025 premiere of Happy Gilmore 2.


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