Kate Hudson Says Mindy Kaling Was Sending Notes for 'Running Point' 'Like an Hour After' Giving Birth: 'Isn't Mindy in Labor?'
During a panel at an Emmy FYC event for the show on Friday, May 30, Hudson also described Kaling as a 'powerhouse' who 'delivers what she says she's going to deliver'
Kaling, who co-created and executive-produces the series, quietly welcomed her third baby in February 2024 while the Netflix series was in productionMindy Kaling is officially the GOAT — at least according to Kate Hudson!
Hudson, 46, spoke about her immense love for Kaling, 45, while attending an Emmy consideration event for their Netflix show Running Point on Friday, May 30, at the UCLA Lakers Training Center in Los Angeles.
'I have to say, I've fallen in love with this woman,' Hudson said of Kaling, who co-created and executive-produced the show. 'And she's just not only so brilliant, but so trusting … she puts the best team together,' she said.
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'And she was pregnant,' she continued. 'We had a script, like our first table read. She's on Zoom. She then has the baby and is sending notes like an hour after she has the baby. I was like, 'Isn't Mindy literally in labor?' '
'She is a powerhouse and delivers what she says she's going to deliver,' Hudson continued.
Kaling, who quietly welcomed her third baby in February of 2024, created the show with Ike Barinholtz and David Stassen.
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Hudson, who plays high-powered NBA team owner Isla Gordon, also revealed that she put in some blood and sweat of her own while working on the sports-comedy series during an exclusive conversation with PEOPLE at Friday's event.
'[I had] so many bruises,' she recalled. 'I remember one time I had this big bruise on my left thigh, and I was getting into bed and Danny [Fujikawa], my partner, was like, 'Babe, what's going on?' And it was massive. And I was like, 'Oh, that's weird. Something's wrong.' And then I was like, 'Oh, wait, the drug drawer.' I had been hitting a drug drawer for two weeks.'
'Yeah, the war wounds,' she added.
The How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days star also shared that filming the show was 'so fun' and that the cast had 'the best time shooting.'
'[We] all fell in love with each other, and our hope was that people would enjoy watching it as much as we did making it,' she told PEOPLE.
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She added, 'Especially for comedy, that's what you hope for. And then for it to have the success that it did, and for people to really enjoy [it], it's just wonderful.'
The first season of Running Point is streaming now on Netflix, and the show has officially been renewed for a second season.
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