Kate Hudson says Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell made her 'earn' everything: 'None of it belonged to us'

The 46-year-old actress's biological father is musician Bill Hudson, 76, who was married to her mother Goldie Hawn, 80, from 1976 to 1982. Bill and Hawn also share son Oliver, 49. Hudson and Oliver were primarily raised by Hawn and her partner of 43 years, Russell, 74, whom the actress has publicly described as her father figure.

During a recent appearance on the "Happy Sad Confused" podcast, Hudson recalled her grounded upbringing by Hawn and Russell and how they were "adamant" that she would have to earn every opportunity on her own.

"We were clearly privileged kids," she admitted. "But I do think that my parents were so adamant about how none of it belonged to us, like that we didn't earn it, that in order to get a life like the one we were living, we had to earn it ourselves. That it would never be available to us unless we had the same kind of work ethic."

After spending much of her early childhood and adolescence in Colorado, Hudson recalled that she had an eye-opening experience when she returned to L.A., where she attended the exclusive Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences in Santa Monica.

The "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" star recalled being struck by the contrast between her parents' approach and the lavish gifts some of her classmates received.

"You grow up, and you see kids get cars that you're like, whoa. We were the kids - and we're privileged - and we're like, 'Wow, I can't believe their parents bought them a new car,'" she remembered. "My parents just raised us the opposite, like how they were raised."

"For me, I really took that to heart. I was like, 'No, I can't - I will never rely on my parents,'" she remembered thinking at the time. "And that was my big thing. I will never take a job because of them. I won't. I don't want anybody knowing they're my parents. When I first started, I was so happy my last name was Hudson. It was really, really important to me."

Hudson explained that the work ethic that her parents instilled in her was intense, but it fueled her drive to succeed on her own terms and stay focused on her craft.