Kate Hudson says she pushed for Matthew McConaughey to be her costar in How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days

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Kate Hudson revealed a fun fact about her blockbuster hit How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days. While speaking at BAFTA's Life In Pictures event, the blonde beauty, 43, said she fought for Matthew McConaughey, 53, to star opposite her in the 2003 flick.'We had an energy together, I wanted to play with him,' she told the London audience after noting she and executives 'kept hitting our heads against the wall.' Fun fact: Kate Hudson revealed she fought for Matthew McConaughey to star opposite her in the 2003 flick'The studio and I weren’t agreeing,' she continued during the conversation with moderator Briony Hanson.The actress and entrepreneur went on to say, 'I’m such a cheerleader for actors in our industry, but for rom-coms you need that guy to have chemistry with.'  Kate, who's the daughter of Hollywood icon Goldie Hawn, said in the end she had 'approval of everything' regarding the Paramount film.When then-CEO Sherry Lansing asked who was her first pick for the role of Benjamin Barry, Hudson named McConaughey.

Behind the scenes: 'We had an energy together, I wanted to play with him,' the blonde beauty said recently'We both have a competitive spirit, we’re both super athletic.

We like to push each other and I just love Matthew’s commitment to everything; he’s razor-focused. 'What you think he is, is, is,' she gushed about her hunky costar during the panel on Friday.It comes after the mother-of-three said last month on the Jonathan Ross show that she would 'revisit' the romantic comedy if the opportunity arose.'We both [Matthew and I] have the same feeling about it — if for some reason a great idea came across our desk and it read well, yeah I would totally revisit it,' she dished.'I love working with Matthew.