It’s hard being “Almost Famous.”
Kate Hudson and Blake Lively both have siblings who admit to being envious of their fame.
Oliver Hudson and Robyn Lively bonded over their shared experience of having sisters in the spotlight in Tuesday’s episode of his and Kate’s “Sibling Revelry” podcast.
“There’s always a part of me that’s like, ‘F–k, man, why can’t I do that?’” Oliver, 47, said of Kate, 44, being “further along” in her acting career.
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He continued, “‘I want to do a role like that. I want to work with people like that. I want to make that kind of money. I don’t want to be f–king hustling for everything.’”
Oliver added that he is of course “happy” for his sister’s success as well as their actor brother Wyatt Russell’s accomplishments.
“Not that it takes away from how I feel about them, my love for them and my gratitude and how happy I am for the success,” he continued. “But f–k, I’m not afraid to admit that I have envy. Just, damn, it’s there.”
Robyn, 52, said she “totally understands” Oliver’s feelings of jealousy as she reflected on the “Gossip Girl” star’s launch to stardom.
“Do I have those same feelings where I’m like, ‘Ugh, she’s getting to work with so-and-so. That’s so amazing’? Honestly, I am so proud of her. Everything she’s gotten and she has, she’s earned,” she said.
She added, “I don’t have that piece where I’m envious and wishing it were me. In a healthy way, I do think, ‘Oh, I would die to work with so-and-so.’ That I do, because I’ve been in this industry for so long.”
Robyn noted that out of everyone in their family, it was “the most unexpected” that Blake, 36, hit “that kind of fame” because of how shy she was.
Both Oliver and Robyn agreed that their respective sisters have to endure a lot of pressures as Hollywood stars.
“My sister’s life is a lot,” Robyn acknowledged. “It’s a lot of work to maintain that. It really is.”
Oliver agreed and joked that he would “take the money” but that the life of being a major celebrity is “too gnarly and intrusive.”
“It’s a totally different life. It’s a totally different world,” Robyn added. “I don’t know if I could handle that.”
Robyn, who is known for her role in the 1989 film “Teen Witch,” noted that these days she is usually cast in “low budget indies” where people are “clueless” on set.
Meanwhile, Oliver has acted in films such as 2014’s “Walk of Shame” and 2006’s “Black Christmas.”
Aside from being Kate’s brother, he also had a leg-up in the industry thanks to his famous parents, Goldie Hawn and Bill Hudson.
The pair divorced in 1982, and Hawn moved on with longtime partner Kurt Russell. Together, the “First Wives Club” star, 78, and the “Silkwood” actor, 73, welcomed a son, Wyatt, in 1986.
Meanwhile, Blake and Robyn have three other siblings who are also actors: Lori, 57, Eric, 42, and Jason, 56.
