Monday November 9, 2009

KATE Hudson has a new hobby — salsa dancing!

The actress — who stars in the musical film Nine alongside Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penelope Cruz, Nicole Kidman and Judi Dench — says she has taken up salsa because it helps maintains her figure now her appetite has increased.

“I’ve kind of gotten into salsa. It’s hard, though. If you do a full salsa session for an hour, you’ve got to lose an inch. You’re pouring sweat. Salsa is really fun,” she said.

Hudson — who’s currently dating New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez and already has a son, Ryder, with ex-husband Chris Robinson — recently revealed that she quit smoking because it made her smell.

“It was starting to drive me crazy!” she said. “I didn’t like the way the car smelt, or my hair and clothes.

“It takes you away from the family and the things you’re doing. You don’t realize it at the time. Then when you’re done, you go, ‘Wow, I do so much more in a day – including eat.’”

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