Oliver Hudson has admitted he was unfaithful to Erin Bartlett before their 2006 wedding.
Speaking to guest Robyn Lively on his podcast Sibling Revelry with sister Kate, Hudson revealed he “couldn’t live” with himself after cheating on his now-wife of 18 years.
“When I got engaged, something happened psychologically, and I spiralled, and I was unfaithful, and I was cheating, and I was crazy,” he said.
“I never got caught. I told her everything because I couldn’t live with myself and get married and be married and have children with this sort of weight.
Listen to the audio in the video above.
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“There’s something happening to me psychologically that I sort of had to get through. I told her everything. And she’s an amazing woman.”
In addition to therapy, the actor also credited his mother Goldie Hawn, who “played a big part” in helping their relationship get back on track.
Hudson has recently been making headlines for his relationship with his mother after clarifying remarks he made about his childhood “trauma”.
On the podcast, Hudson candidly admitted that he didn’t regret what he did entirely as it shaped him into the person he is today.
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“Honestly, if that didn’t happen I don’t know what kind of person I would be,” he said.
“So, do I regret it? I mean, no. I guess not. I regret causing pain. I don’t wanna cause anyone any pain.”
Hudson met his now-wife in an acting class in the ’90s.
The Rules of Engagement star later proposed in 2004, tying the knot with Bartlett two years later in 2006.
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Over the years, the couple have welcomed three children together, sons Wilder and Bodhi and daughter Rio.
In 2013, Goldie Hawn thanked her son and daughter-in-law on X “for bringing so much JOY to our lives” after announcing they had given birth to the first baby girl in the family.
Hudson is the son of Hawn and her former husband Bill Hudson, and is an older brother to Hollywood actress Kate Hudson.
The Nashville actor’s famous mum has been in a longtime relationship with Kurt Russell.
While the pair have never married, the share a son Wyatt Russell.
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