The “Song Sung Blue” actress explained that she would return to her dressing room and discover “a letter from Guido Contini” waiting for her.

Kate Hudson reveals letters Daniel Day-Lewis used to send to her dressing room written in character: ‘An experience’

The "Song Sung Blue" actress explained that she would return to her dressing room and discover "a letter from Guido Contini" waiting for her.

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Daniel Day-Lewis and Kate Hudson in 'Nine'. Credit:

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P.S. I love you! Kate Hudson is looking back at the “flattering” letters that Daniel Day-Lewis sent to her while they were shooting their movie musical, *Nine*. **

On a recent episode of **’s Awardist podcast, the actress and singer told host Gerrad Hall that Day-Lewis would pen her little love notes from the perspective of his character, Italian film director Guido Contini. **

“I got letters,” Hudson revealed. “He used to write me letters — and as Guido. And I’d show up to my dressing room with a letter from Guido Contini. And I'd read a flattering letter and I was like, ‘Ugh, this is so much fun.’ I loved Daniel Day-Lewis.”

Kate Hudson in 'Nine'.

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The *Almost Famous *star noted that she still has all of Day-Lewis’ letters to this day. **

“I mean, it’s, all of it, a dream,” Hudson said of the project. “You got [director] Rob Marshall, and then Daniel Day-Lewis [going] Method, you know, sending notes. Oh, an experience.”

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Loosely based on the musical of the same name, *Nine* follows famous director Guido Contini (Day-Lewis) as he battles writer’s block by remembering all of the women in his life. Hudson starred as Stephanie Necrophorus, a fashion journalist who caught Contini’s eye, in the film.

In addition to Day-Lewis and Hudson, *Nine* also starred Marion Cotillard, Penélope Cruz, Nicole Kidman, Judi Dench, Sophia Loren, Fergie, and more.

The film received four Academy Award nominations, with Cruz earning a nod for Best Supporting Actress. It was also nominated for Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, and Best Original Song for its hit, “Take It All.”

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Hudson has gone on to showcase her vocal skills both as a solo artist and in her new film, *Song Sung Blue*. The biopic tells the story of real-life couple Mike (Hugh Jackman) and Claire Sardina (Hudson), who performed as part of a Neil Diamond tribute act called "Lightning & Thunder."

Hudson explained on *The Awardist *that she and Jackman’s vocals featured in the film were all “pretty much live.”

She continued, “It felt like we were in our pocket, and that's always a good feeling. But it kind of felt that way throughout the movie. I think Hugh and I really understood these characters and really understood what drove them and could relate to it. And then at the same time, loved this story of these people. So then we felt that responsibility to get it right."

Listen to Hudson discuss *Nine* and *Song Sung Blue* on the podcast above.

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