Kate Hudson reflects on discovering her ‘masculine’ side

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Kate Hudson is embracing new layers of herself, opening up about what she’s learned about her strength and identity.  

While attending Variety’s Power of Women event in Los Angeles on Oct. 29, the Song Sung Blue star was honoured alongside Wanda Sykes, Nicole Scherzinger, Sydney Sweeney and Jamie Lee Curtis. Advertisement

During her speech, Hudson shared that she has recently become more aware of the different sides of her personality, including what she described as a more traditionally “masculine” energy.  

She explained that she has learned she’s a “high-testosterone woman,” adding with a laugh that she knows this because she gets her hormones checked every six months.

Hudson said she believes women have their own unique form of strength.  

“I truly believe that the female brain is designed for connection, for multidimensional thought, for seeing how one thing affects another,” she said.

“This, to me, is the essence of feminine power, the ability to interpret.”

She went on to say that her high energy pushes her forward. “I come out of the gate like a racehorse,” she said.  

When situations feel stuck, she added, she likes to jump in and move things along. She shared that while she sees this forcefulness as motivation and determination, women are often discouraged from that kind of boldness.  

“For generations, women have been told to pull back on their reins. Don’t be too loud. Don’t be too strong. Don’t be too ambitious. Because if you come out too hot, you’ll be seen as a threat, not an asset,” she said, adding, “I think that\“s bullsh-t.”

Hudson admitted that it took her years to feel confident enough to fully own this side of herself and encouraged others not to hold back.  

For her, real strength isn’t about overpowering others. She told the crowd that women’s power comes from strategy and knowing when to lead or when to observe.  

“It’s to understand the choreography of leading with your head and your heart at very the same time.”

She also spoke about how women naturally work together and take in everything happening around them.  

Whether it’s reading a room or handling the flow of life, she believes this instinct is a major strength.  

She added that this may be why so many women work in charitable and humanitarian spaces.

Hudson’s message was clear, embracing every part of yourself, whether labeled feminine or masculine, is a kind of power, and she’s finally stepping into hers.