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Dax Shepard admits to hitting on A-lister while she was still married: ‘She’s so f–king beautiful’

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Bueno, A. (2026, October 28). Dax Shepard admits to hitting on A-lister while she was still married: ‘She’s so f–king beautiful’. New York Post. https://pagesix.com/2026/10/28/celebrity-news/dax-shepard-admits-to-hitting-on-kate-hudson-while-she-was-still-married/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-28 · by Antoinette Bueno

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Dax Shepard recently admitted on his podcast to hitting on actress Kate Hudson while she was married to musician Chris Robinson at a poker game hosted by her brother Oliver Hudson. Despite knowing she was taken, Shepard said he tried to charm her and expressed admiration for her film "Almost Famous." Years later, after Hudson's marriage ended in 2006, Shepard successfully pursued her again at a dinner party in Malibu, leading to a brief relationship that lasted several months until they went their separate ways.
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On his podcast *Armchair Expert*, Dax Shepard admitted to hitting on Kate Hudson while she was still married to Chris Robinson, expressing that he found her extremely attractive despite knowing about her marital status. This encounter occurred at a poker game hosted by Hudson's brother, Oliver Hudson, in 2006. After Kate and Chris separated, Shepard reconnected with her at a dinner party in Malibu organized by their mutual friend, Steve Brill, leading to a brief relationship that lasted for several months. Shepard described the initial attraction as intense, stating he was "obsessed" with Hudson long before they started dating.

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Antoinette Bueno
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🔮 “They will resent you for it and nothing will ever be enough and they’ll always somehow try to paint you as the bad guy,” he continued.
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Shepard PERSON · 7× Bell ORG · 3× Robinson PERSON · 3× Kate PERSON · 2× Sara PERSON · 2× Erin Foster PERSON · 1× Hudson PERSON · 1× Malibu GPE · 1× Oliver Hudson PERSON · 1× Page Six Daily ORG · 1×

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Shepard recalled to his guests, Sara and Erin Foster, that he saw Hudson at a poker game at her brother Oliver Hudson’s house and wasn’t deterred by her being with Robinson at the time.
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🔮 Shepard, according to Bell, will tell their waiter or waitress, “Wow, you have incredible eyelashes, gorgeous eyes.

Claims (21 extracted, 1 hedged)

Shepard recalled to his guests, Sara and Erin Foster, that he saw Hudson at a poker game at her brother Oliver Hudson’s house and wasn’t deterred by her being with Robinson at the time. asserted
her → recall → time
“I gave her 111% of any charm I have,” he said. asserted
he → give → charm
“I just thought she was so f–king beautiful and I love [her movie] ‘Almost Famous’ and, oh my God, I can’t believe she’s here.” asserted
she → think → movie
“I remember leaving going like, ‘Well, this is as good a job as one can do,'” he added of trying his hardest to woo her. asserted
he → remember → her
“She’s married, who cares, but that was a great first showing. asserted
that → ’ → ?
I just had a crush on her.” asserted
I → have → her
After Kate, 47, and Robinson, 59, eventually separated in 2006, Shepard said he tried again at a mutual friend’s dinner party in Malibu — and it worked. asserted
it → separate → Malibu
“From that night on we were just together every single day,” he shared. asserted
he → share → night
The two briefly dated in 2007 for a couple of months, and Sara noted they “got serious fast.” asserted
they → date → months
Shepard agreed, recalling, “Making out, f–king all day long.” asserted
Shepard → agree → ?
Kate was married to Robinson for nearly seven years, from 2000 to 2007, and they share a son together, Ryder, 22. asserted
they → marry → son
She was also previously engaged to Muse frontman Matt Bellamy, 48, with whom she shares son Bingham, 15. asserted
she → engage → Bingham
The “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days” star has been engaged to musician Danny Fujikawa, 40, since September 2021. asserted
star → lose → September
They share daughter Rani Rose, 8. asserted
They → share → daughter
They’re parents to two daughters — Lincoln, 13, and Delta, 11. asserted
They → ’re → daughters
“There’s a couple things Dax does where he doesn’t have to look up and wink at me, but I know that he’s just being the best boy,” the “Nobody Wants This” star shared. asserted
star → ’ → This
Shepard, according to Bell, will tell their waiter or waitress, “Wow, you have incredible eyelashes, gorgeous eyes. uncertain
you → accord → eyelashes
Their confession shocked Bell’s co-stars and Shepard’s co-host, Monica Padman, who insisted that Shepard is “flirting” with the waitress — and not her, his wife — in those situations. asserted
Shepard → shock → situations
“But that’s flirting with me,” Bell disagreed, “because he just made someone else feel good.” asserted
someone → flirt → me
Conversation Your voice matters. asserted
voice → matter → ?
Discussions are moderated for civility. asserted
Discussions → moderate → civility
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