Kate Hudson salty she lost Moulin Rouge role to ‘way older’ Nicole Kidman

Kate Hudson is still smarting over how she lost an iconic film role she desperately wanted to a “way older” Nicole Kidman.

In 2001, Kate Hudson was fresh from her Best Supporting Actress Golden Globe for her breakout role in the 2000 film Almost Famous, and she had her eyes on one prize – landing the role of Satine in Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge!

In a recent interview on The World’s First Podcast with Erin and Sara Foster, Hudson spoke to the sisters about the one role that she desperately wanted, which ultimately went to Nicole Kidman, Decider reports.

“One of my favourite auditions I ever did was with Baz Luhrmann,” Hudson said during a conversation about the audition process in Hollywood. “We had a piano player and he had a camera – it was like playing make believe.”

She explained that she had a blast workshopping the role of Satine in Moulin Rouge! with Luhrmann, but ultimately he “went way older,” when Nicole Kidman was chosen for the part. Kidman is 12 years older than Hudson.

Nicole Kidman earned an Oscar nomination for her work in Moulin Rouge. Picture: 20th Century Fox

“I really wanted that part and it was written at the time for a 19-year-old girl, I believe,” Hudson said. “Then what happened was I was sort of in the auditioning process and then Nicole [Kidman] had a relationship with Baz and wanted to do it.

“And so of course, it was like, ‘I guess Nicole Kidman’s doing it.’

“I just felt very connected to the way [Luhrmann] does things, so I was bummed out,” she added. “Of course, totally got it, because it’s Nicole. It couldn’t be more different … I really wanted that part.”

Kidman went on to receive an Oscar nomination for the role.

This story was first published on Decider and was reproduced with permission

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