Kate Hudson Nearly Exposes Herself After Two Dress Mishaps Onstage

Kate Hudson had an unexpected fashion mishap, not once, but twice, during a panel discussion for her Netflix series "Running Point" at The Paley Center for Media in New York City.

The 45-year-old actress and executive producer, who stunned in a plunging black gown styled by Marc Eram, quickly realized the choice might not have been the most practical.

Just minutes into the Q&A session, while answering a question from moderator Samantha Barry about her role as an executive producer, Kate Hudson felt the left side of her dress become unfastened.

"Ooh!" she squealed, quickly covering her chest with her hand as laughter erupted from the audience inside the 192-seat auditorium.

Her "Running Point" co-star Brenda Song instinctively moved in front of her, while co-star Justin Theroux and Barry stood up to assist. "You didn't expect this!" Hudson joked as Theroux adjusted her dress.

"It's a car accident back here!" Theroux quipped while attempting to fix the gown, prompting Hudson to playfully respond, "I did this on purpose."

With the wardrobe issue seemingly under control, the conversation continued, but Hudson's troubles weren’t over.

About 30 minutes later, she suffered the exact same malfunction while clapping for her co-star Jay Ellis, whose former college basketball coach was in the audience.

"Oop!" Hudson exclaimed again as Theroux, now an expert in last-minute wardrobe adjustments, came to her rescue once more.

"It's getting boring at this point," he quipped, adding to the lighthearted chaos.

Despite the wardrobe mishaps, Hudson kept her cool and continued discussing "Running Point," a basketball comedy from Mindy Kaling that follows a party girl-turned-LA Waves owner navigating the male-dominated world of sports. The 10-episode series premiered on February 27 and has already been renewed for a second season.

Hudson recently stepped into a role that breaks away from traditional rom-com tropes, and she couldn’t be more excited about it.

In an interview with PEOPLE Magazine, the actress opened up about what drew her to "Running Point," Kaling’s new Netflix basketball comedy inspired by real-life Lakers president Jeanie Buss. For Hudson, the appeal was in portraying a woman whose life isn’t solely defined by romance.

“It’s a much more full, honest portrayal of a woman's life than just the pursuit of love,” Hudson explained.

The "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" star admitted that while she enjoys love stories, she was eager to explore a different kind of narrative. “Look, don't get me wrong, I love a rom-com. I love when it's all about the relationships,” she said. “But to do a comedy set in such a high-stakes environment that's about family dynamics—to me, [that] is just so much fun.”

Hudson’s character, Isla Gordon, navigates the high-pressure world of professional basketball as the owner of the fictional LA Waves. While she does have a romantic partner, pediatrician Lev Levinson, played by Max Greenfield, her love life isn’t the central focus.

“That was one of the big things for me,” Hudson said. “It's not just all about romance.”

In addition to her acting and producing ventures, Hudson, who has been making waves in the music industry with 200,000 monthly Spotify listeners, is set to perform at the BottleRock Napa Valley music festival on May 24.

Kaling, who created the series, echoed the sentiment, explaining that "Running Point" takes a different approach to relationships than her previous projects.

“It is a romantic show. There's romance in it, but it's not anybody's top priority, which is a fun change for me,” Kaling shared.

She admitted that Hudson’s past work in romantic comedies initially influenced the project, but she wanted to highlight a different side of storytelling.

“I love romantic comedies. I love the romantic comedies [Hudson] has done,” Kaling said. “Still, her character, and a lot of the characters in this, romance is not even in the top five things that they're [most] worried about in their life, and I'm not really used to writing that. I'm used to writing characters who dream of having a boyfriend, getting married, that solving their problem.”