Before Goldie Hawn, actor Season Hubley was the Priscilla to Kurt Russellâs Elvis, both on and off the screen.
The stars of Elvis split in 1983, the same year Russell reconnected with Hawn, and Hubley, the mother of Russellâs oldest son, disappeared from the spotlight.
And though Russellâs ex-wife is seldom seen, fans still treasure the now retired star, some saying sheâs âmore beautiful than Goldie.â
In 1979, Kurt Russell starred as the âking of rock and rollâ in the film Elvis, a made-for-TV biographical drama on the life of the legendary singer who died in 1977.
The movie, that earned both Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy nominations, also starred Russellâs dad Bing as his on-screen father, and actor Season Hubley, a gorgeous blue-eyed blonde as Priscilla.
Russell, now 73, was completely smitten by his co-star, who appeared in films like Lolly-Madonna XXX and TV series, including Family and Starsky and Hutch.
The same year the highly acclaimed TV film was released, Russell and Hubley were married, and the next year they welcomed son Boston Russell, who was born in February 1980.
The new parents then appeared in 1981âs Escape From New York, with Russell in a starring role and Hubley playing the Chock Full OâNuts girl, in a dystopian Manhattan.
âThe one and onlyâ
Then, in 1983, the Escape From L.A. actor was reunited with Goldie Hawn, an actor whom he starred with in Disneyâs 1968 live-action movie musical The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band.
âI was 21 and he was 16 and I thought he was adorable but he was much too young,â Hawn said in 2012. âAnd then years later we met up again and I liked him and I remembered that I liked him very much when I first met him.â
The two were at an audition for the 1984 film Swing Shift and when they were reunited, Russell recalls putting his âworst foot forward.â
âI didnât know Goldie at all outside of having worked with her many years before,â he said of reconnecting with Hawn on the film set. âI just didnât know in my mind what I was going to see. She had a great body, and so the first that came out was âMan, you got a great figure.â And it kind of came out quickly and it couldâve been wrong, and she said, âWhy thank you.’â
The actors, who starred together in the 1987 film Overboard, blended their families and raised a new generation of superstars, including Kate and Oliver Hudson â from Hawnâs previous marriage â and Wyatt, the only child the two share.
Boston, Hubleyâs son, is close to his step siblings but chose a path away from Hollywood.
âNot about the marriageâ
Now, after 40 years, the stars of The Christmas Chronicles are still loved up and though they are unmarried, they live in a forever honeymoon.
âWe constantly got asked, âWhen are you going to get married? Why arenât you married?ââ tells Variety in 2023. âAnd we were like, âWhy does anybody care about that?â Weâd asked our kids if they cared about it. They didnât. We didnât.â
Speaking with People about their decision to not marry, Hawn says âYouâve just got to want to be together. I donât think thereâs any way other than do it.â
The twice-divorced star says âItâs not about the marriage. Itâs about the people and the relationship, and the will to stay together. And thatâs a big one because if you want it, you can have it. Youâve got to give things up, but the joy and the excitement of being together and touching the toes of somebody at night is really a nice feeling.â
âLooks just like Goldieâ
Meanwhile, Hubley, whoâs now 73, retired after appearing in a 1999 episode of the TV series Flipper.
According to her Facebook profile, the former star of All My Children currently dedicates her time to animal welfare and volunteers at a rescue.
Though Hubley chose to leave the fame behind her, fans have not forgotten her.
After an old image of Hubley, Russell and baby Boston emerged on social media, the online population was quick to offer their opinions on the woman, some suggesting sheâs âmore beautiful than Goldie.â
One netizen writes, âPossibly the most beautiful couple Iâve ever seen! Sorry it didnât work out!â Comparing the beautiful blonde with a pixie haircut to Russellâs lifelong partner, a second writes, âI think Season is much more beautiful than Goldie.â
âHe was so cute. She outlooked Goldie,â shares a third.
Others were team Hawn: âI prefer Goldie Hawn,â writes one while a second adds, âI like him with Goldie, much better.â
Meanwhile, some said Hawn and Hubley share some similar characteristics.
âWow she looks just like Goldie!â writes one and another says, âHe has a type, beautiful blondes with breathtaking eyes.â