2008

Kate Hudson

May

Couple Alert! Kate & Lance Armstrong

After calling it quits with Wilson, Hudson, 29, rebounds with cycling champ Lance Armstrong, 36. The new duo hits the town together in Texas before dancing – and kissing! – in Cannes. By the end of summer, the duo reportedly calls it quits.

Kate Hudson

September

Kate Dishes on Her Main Men

After joining the cast of the movie-musical Nine, Hudson appears on the cover of W, where she dishes on her main men: ex-husband Chris Robinson and 4-year-old son Ryder. "We can talk about Chris till the dogs come home," she says. "I married Chris, I had a baby with Chris, Chris will be in my life for the rest of my life."

2009

Kate Hudson

January 09

Hudson vs. Hathaway

Hudson returns to her chick flick roots in Bride Wars, where she rivals with her best friend (played by Anne Hathaway) after their weddings are schedule on the same day. "As producer of the film, the funny thing was that when it came I was like, 'Oh wow. I can’t believe this movie hasn’t already been made,'" Hudson tells the Boston Herald. In February, she briefly reunites (again!) with on-and-off again love Wilson.

Kate Hudson

Spring

Kate & A-Rod

Hudson, 30, begins dating New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez, 33. The actress becomes a fixture at A-Rod's games in New York, even cheering as he hit his 564th career homerun and competed in the World Series.

Photo Credits

BIOGRAPHY (top to bottom): Ramey; Claire Folger/Twentieth Century FOX; NYDailyNews/Getty

Edited by Janet Mock