Who needs a man? Not me

Still, your real-life experiences and emotions must have added something?

Kate Hudson: 'I have no idea. I can say yes to make it easier for you, but no. [Laughs] Of course, the difficulty and the pain of feeling like you've lost something you love is still there, so I could relate to that. But I really do separate my life from my work. At the moment, I'm taking some time just to figure out what it feels like to get divorced.'

Go on?

Kate Hudson: 'It was definitely the most difficult thing I've ever done. I feel I've grown up a lot. All I can say is thank God I did it with Chris. He's a good man, with a huge heart - and, let me tell you, it didn't lack for love. We helped each other through it and we still talk multiple times a day.'

Was being single again hard at first?

Kate Hudson: 'Yes. The hardest thing was that I forgot what it was like to be alone with myself. I forgot what it was like to be on my own in our apartment.'

What helped you get through the heartbreak?

Kate Hudson: 'I only really relaxed when I realised Chris would always be there for me because we have a child together; that no matter who I end up with, he will always be one of the most important people in my life.'

You're fast becoming the queen of rom coms - so we're figuring you must have picked up a tip or two about love along the way?

Kate Hudson: 'It's one of the most talked-about subjects and everybody's looking for what it means - my girlfriends and I can sit and talk about it forever. But what have I learnt? Probably that there is no answer. There is no right or wrong.

And no matter what, relationships are fun, they're exhilarating, they're contrary - and they're always going to have problems. I don't know one person - if there is anyone, please let me know - who's been with someone for more than five years and never run into some kind of difficulty.'

Tess tries to change Finn (Matthew McConaughey) in the film, but soon gives up. Do you think it's possible to 'train' men?

Kate Hudson: 'Yes and no. We totally do because we're caretakers - we want to take care of everything. I know my girlfriends and I are always like, "Oh, that guy is so great - if only we could put him in that outfit instead." But we can't, and as I've got older I've realised you have to accept that the person you're with won't always be the person you want them to be. Chris was totally stubborn, so there's no way I could have changed a thing about him, even if I'd wanted to. Now, I don't want to have to change anyone - I don't want the responsibility. I definitely think people stretch, though.'