They welcomed their first child together in 2018, and have been engaged since 2021
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- Kate Hudson and Danny Fujikawa made their red carpet debut in 2017
- They welcomed their first child in 2018, and have been engaged since 2021
- The actress and musician have collaborated professionally
Following 15 years of friendship, the relationship between Kate Hudson and Danny Fujikawa turned romantic.
In May 2017, the actress and musician made their red carpet debut, and a year later, they welcomed their first child together, daughter Rani Rose.
"I've seen her do things that I can't imagine doing myself and I'm very proud of her," Fujikawa told Entertainment Tonight in March 2019. "And I'm in awe of her for some of the things that she is able to do when she sets her mind to it."
After nearly five years of dating, Fujikawa proposed to Hudson in September 2021. Aside from being a partner and mom, Hudson has continued working on different projects. In 2024, she released her debut solo album, and in 2025, she starred in the Netflix series Running Point.
Most recently, Hudson earned an Oscar nomination for her role in Song Sung Blue, and during an interview for Deadline's The Actor's Side, she teased that she might be bringing her mom, Goldie Hawn, to the Academy Awards on March 15, and not Fujikawa.
"I'd like to have my mom on my arm. I know, my partner, I'm like, 'I love you, Danny, but I feel like mommy might need to be my date for the Oscars,' " she said. "But we'll see. We'll see."
So who is Kate Hudson's fiancé? Here's everything to know about Danny Fujikawa.
He has worked in the music industry
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Fujikawa was the singer and guitarist for Los Angeles-based band Chief. The band released the EP "The Castle Is Gone" in 2009 and their debut full-length album, "Modern Rituals," in 2010 before they parted ways in 2011.
In 2013, he founded Lightwave Records with The Delta Mirror frontman Chris Acosta. The company's Facebook page stated that the duo established it as "a way to release their music on their own terms."
According to his LinkedIn, Fujikawa studied recorded music at New York University between 2004 and 2006 but "left early to travel the world" and play music. He formed Chief while in college with his brother, Michael Fujikawa, and bandmates Evan Koga and Mike Moonves, son of former CBS executive Les Moonves.
"Chief has opened my eyes musically," Fujikawa told Domino Publishing Company. "I'm not just working on my own anymore and in that way I've grown as a person: I started out as a guitarist and now I have a voice."
He first met Hudson in the 2000s
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In a December 2017 Instagram post, the Bride Wars star shared the story of how she first met her husband-to-be.
At the time, Hudson was 23 and pregnant with her eldest child, Ryder Russell Robinson. Hudson and Fujikawa met through the actress' best friends, Sara and Erin, who are also Fujikawa's stepsisters.
"And so it goes we have been in the same circle for over a decade," she wrote. "A year ago today Danny took me on a hike and what I thought was just a hike with a family friend turned very quickly into an unexpected first date."
The actress continued, "No moves were made on this first date. In fact, it took months for him to make a first move! And as a kiss on this bridge would have been nice, the kiss a year later was so much sweeter."
He and Hudson share a daughter together
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The Something Borrowed star and guitarist welcomed their daughter, Rani Rose, on Oct. 2, 2018.
Hudson also shares Ryder with ex-husband Chris Robinson and son Bingham Hawn Bellamy with former partner Matt Bellamy. The blended family spends a lot of time together and is regularly featured on Hudson's Instagram account.
"My love, simply put, you are the most brilliant father ❤️ We all love you so much," Hudson captioned a 2021 Father's Day tribute to Fujikawa.
He and Hudson have collaborated musically
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With Fujikawa's background in music and video editing, he helped with one of Hudson's Happy x Nature clothing line promos. In March 2019, he shared an ad of Hudson modeling the clothes.
"Here lies the teaser I edited and musically composed for my baby's new 'ready-to-wear' clothing line," he wrote. "Of all the clothes in the world that are ready to wear, these are the most ready."
Fujikawa also co-produced Hudson's debut album, Glorious, which was released in May 2024.
While speaking to PEOPLE in May 2024, Hudson opened up about their astrological compatibility and how it impacted their work on Glorious.
"I'm an Aries. I have butterfly feet. I am just like, ‘OK, I have to go to. I have to be somewhere else other than this room.’ And Danny can sit in a room for 24 hours and not even know it's been 24 hours," she said of her Gemini partner.
Hudson continued, “So I felt very lucky to be able to go make the kids dinner and then pop my head in and be like, ‘Is there anything I need to listen to yet?’ It was great … When you can work really well together like that, it feels like magic when it's happening."
They announced their engagement in 2021
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Hudson announced her engagement to Fujikawa on Sept. 13, 2021. The actress posted a photo of the pair kissing with her ring on full display and captioned it, "Let's go! 👰♀️💒🤵🏻♂️."
That same day, Hudson debuted her stunning engagement ring again at the 2021 Met Gala, although Fujikawa could not attend the event.
In December 2022, Hudson addressed why she and Fujikawa had yet to tie the knot.
"I just haven't planned the wedding," she told ITV's This Morning. "I go back and forth, I go, 'Do I really want a big wedding?' We're so happy. It's not the first thing I need."
She added, "I've been there before. I've got kids with three different dads. It's not really the golden ticket — a wedding. And we also don't know where we're gonna do it. But it will happen."
He is proud of his heritage
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Fujikawa is Asian-American. His grandfather, Dr. Yoshihiko Fujikawa, was one of the first Japanese-Americans to attend medical school in the U.S. and was able to pay for school by working at a fruit stand, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Fujikawa has posted about his Asian heritage on social media on numerous occasions.
In 2012, he posted an old photo of his "ojisan and obachan," which means grandfather and grandmother in Japanese. Five years later, Fujikawa shared a photo of a Blu-ray Disc box of Japanese cult hit Akira with the caption, "I'm a glass is half Japanese kind of guy."
As for his immediate family, Fujikawa's late father, Ron, was in a 10-year-relationship with Rebecca Dyer at the time of his death in 2012. Dyer has three daughters with famed musician David Foster: Jordan, Erin and Sara Foster.
Though Ron and Rebecca never married, the Foster sisters consider Fujikawa their stepbrother. Additionally, Fujikawa has two biological brothers, Michael and Braden.
He and Hudson are "teammates"
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Between acting, running a business, hosting a podcast and raising three kids, Hudson stays busy. Luckily, she can lean on Fujikawa for support, as she told Women's Health in 2019.
"If I have to go to a dinner meeting, he can be home," she said, adding that family is the "number one priority" for both of them.
"I've got the best man," she continued. "It's the first time I feel like I have a real teammate in this. We're able to pick up where the other one has to leave off."
In 2025, Fujikawa accompanied Hudson to the Los Angeles premiere of her Netflix series, Running Point. He was also by her side throughout the 2026 awards season, attending events like the Golden Globes and BAFTA Film Awards together.
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