Kate Hudson recalls dating duds

Plus: Paltrow’s post-holiday diet; Courtney Love’s paranormal delay

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Kate Hudson on ‘Bride Wars’
Jan. 6: TODAY’s Matt Lauer talks to actress Kate Hudson about her new film “Bride Wars.”

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By Ree Hines

msnbc.com contributor

updated 9:31 p.m. ET Jan. 5, 2009

With Owen Wilson, Dax Shepard and Lance Armstrong among her ex-boyfriends, actress Kate Hudson’s enjoyed enviable romances with her fair share charismatic hunks. But in an interview with Elle magazine, the “Bride Wars” star admits there were a few duds along the way.

“I’ve been on so many bad dates,” Hudson confessed. “I went on one where I just left because he was so boring. I felt really bad, and I didn’t want him to pay for dinner. It’s like, ‘It’s really nice to meet you’ – moving on! Then you call your friend and you’re like, ‘Really? Really? Is that who you think I would have a great night with?!’”

Despite a handful the dating disasters, Hudson couldn’t be more enthusiastic about the opposite sex. Even at 29, she’s still firmly in her “boy crazy” years.

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“When I was a teenager, like, when I turned 16, I loved boys,” she explained. “That was just my thing. My mom was like, ‘Oh boy, she loves boys!’ I always loved boys. I still love boys.”

Paltrow’s plan to shed pounds
Celebrities may gain weight like the rest of us, but they don’t always lose it the same way. Take Gwyneth Paltrow. The actress and creator of GOOP.com sent out a newsletter detailing her unique plan to battle the post-holiday bulge.

“I need to lose a few pounds of holiday excess,” Paltrow explained. “I like to do fasts and detoxes a couple of times during the year, the most hardcore one being the Master Cleanse I did last spring. It was not what you would characterize as pretty. Or easy.”

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Rather than going the lemon juice, maple syrup and cayenne pepper route this time, Paltrow and her detox diet doctor came up with a plan allows the star to eat real foods. That is, if she can find any that aren’t on the forbidden list.

The nutritional no-nos include fatty nuts, tomatoes, potatoes, eggplant, peppers, processed foods, cheese, milk, meat, shellfish, sugar, gluten grains, soy and any items containing caffeine or alcohol.

Sounds tasty!

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