Age Mattered
Their time on set together was nice, but their future together was far from beginning. They hit it off as Kurt was a charming young man, but their relationship would end after filming. Goldie recalled, “I thought he was adorable, but he was much too young,” in an interview with the BBC. At the time, Goldie was barely legal to drink at 21, but Kurt was barely old enough to drive a car at 16. At that point in their lives, the age gap was too great to overcome.
A Honky Tonk Woman
Goldie could do what she wanted in the 1970s. She hosted two television specials, Pure Goldie (1971) and The Goldie Hawn Special (1978), reaching back to her roots in comedy. Everyone was willing to throw money around to bring Goldie Hawn in. In 1972, she signed a record deal with Warner Brothers to produce a country record. Goldie is her only full-length album and has received modest reviews. She recorded the album with the help of country legends Dolly Parton and Buck Owens, and covered a Bob Dylan song.
The Breakout Star
With their first encounter behind them, Kurt and Goldie moved on with their lives to build their separate film careers. Only a year after The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band, Hawn won an Academy Award for Supporting Actress for her role in Cactus Flower. Her career took off, and she became a bankable star within the industry – but more than anything, Goldie was missed a huge part in her life. She wanted to feel loved, yet had no idea what was in store for her.
Trying Times
Goldie Hawn will be the first to admit that making a relationship last is difficult. In an interview with People Magazine the star was quoted as saying, “Monogamy is a very tough order. You’re in the prime of your life, you are attracted to other people, potentially, you have fantasies about that.” However, the couple has managed to survive media scrutiny and desire.
In Denial
Tim could never forget the first time he met Tug McGraw, the pitcher was already well known, having played for the New York Mets for a number of years, including the 1969 season, in which the Mets won the World Series. Tug, for his part, however, refused to acknowledge that Tim was his son after their introduction. It took until Tim was nearly 18 before Tug recognized just how similar his son’s appearance was to his at the same age.
In His Father’s Footsteps
Without knowing about his dad’s legacy, Tim found himself drawn to the world of team sports, eventually earning himself a baseball scholarship to Northeast Louisiana University. Unfortunately for Tim though, he ended up injuring his knee during a game and was forced to give up any dreams he had of going pro. It was his luck then that he’d also picked up guitar while in college, which ended up earning him an equally high profile career.
Cooking From The Heart
In a joint interview with Southern Living magazine, Faith revealed just how Tim attempted to win her heart at the beginning of the relationship. “[Tim] brought me chicken and dumplings.” Faith revealed. “[He] came to my house [unannounced]. He knocked on my door, and he had a bowl of homemade chicken dumplings.” Tim added that he’d also made her cornbread. He knew his immense effort to make these comfort foods from scratch would demonstrate just how much he cared for her.
Out Of Place
One of the things that Faith and Tim were able to bond over the most deeply was their unanchored upbringing. Faith was raised by adopted parents with an inkling that she was an outsider. She told Southern Living, “I used to think there was some kind of conspiracy, that I must be the daughter of one of my aunts. And of course I used to dream I was Elvis’ daughter….I’m a gypsy at heart. I had a spirit that was completely outside what my family was.”
Declined By Reba
Faith Hill knew from an early age that she had a powerful voice, as she was a regular performer at area churches by the time she was a teenager. She took the initiative to form her own band, which added rodeos to their list of performance venues. When she was finally ready to bite the bullet and become a country singer, she moved straight to Nashville at the tender age of 19 and auditioned to sing with Reba. It would not be Faith’s lucky break.
Shattering Her World
Faith has kept fairly quiet about her first marriage to Daniel Hill, whom she met upon moving to Nashville. When she did finally open up about that marriage, she revealed that it was meeting her birth mother for the first time that shook her so deeply, she had to leave almost everything from her past behind, including Daniel. She said of the marriage, “I was going through so much. I was like a flower trying to bud. Marriage wasn’t what I needed. It was a disguise
Number One
In winter 2017, Faith and Tim did something they surprisingly had never done before. They got together and recorded a collaborative album. This was their first LP that they recorded together, which was titled “The Rest Of Our Life.” The album debuted on the Top Country Albums chart at number one! They expressed their gratitude, saying: “We are especially grateful for our amazing fans and the talented folks who worked on the album with us, we are blessed to get to do this and, even more so, together.”
Return To Tour
For a long while, Faith and Tim performed solo. However, in 2017, they made an announcement that many were happy to hear: they would be working together again for another Soul2Soul tour! Both McGraw and Hill were ecstatic to reunite and collaborate again. Tim praised Faith using an analogy to racing: “when I’m on stage with her, it’s like NASCAR trying to keep up with an Indy car. She’s just that good. So, to watch her sing and see what she does is pretty inspiring.”
