Hudson: 'Chris and I were meant to be together'

Kate Hudson believes it was fate that brought her and ex-husband Chris Robinson together, because they were destined to have a child.

The actress enjoyed a whirlwind romance with Black Crowes rocker Robinson, moving in with him after just a week together.

The pair wed in 2000 and had a son Ryder, now five, before their divorce in 2007. And despite the split, the actress is adamant their union was meant to be.

She tells the Daily Mirror: "When I met Chris it was like nothing else. I had no question that I was going to have a kid with him. Every rule went out the window. We were telling each other we loved each other by the fourth day and I moved in within a week. I had no question that we were going to get married.

"I don't think we were meant to be married, but I think we were meant to have a child and we have this amazing little boy together - therefore we'll be together our entire lives. Whoever he ends up with, whoever I end up with, we'll always be together."