‘He makes me so happy’: Goldie Hawn shares secret to 43-year romance with Kurt Russell – and why they never married

Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell have been together for 43 years, an incredible achievement by Hollywood standards.

During a sweet confession, Goldie shares the secrets to their long-lasting romance, also revealing why they've never married.

"He's handsome, Goldie says of her partner during an appearance on the Jennifer Hudson Show, adding, "And I do look at him to this day - and we put a few years on - but he is still so handsome."

"Oh, and I tell him that," she explains, adding, "Love is still there." Sharing further clear adoration for Kurt, the actress continues, "He's beautiful and he makes me happy."

Goldie reveals that she believes the questions women ask themselves when choosing a partner are, "Do you want a nice guy?," or, "a little dangerous guy" instead. Speaking about Kurt, she says, "I like a little of both."

Sharing what else she likes about her partner, she says, "I like a big personality, you know what I mean?", adding, "A big personality, really fun, laughs so big - he laughs so big."

The actress says that the night before the interview, the couple been returning home from a trip to New York together. "He had his earphones on, he was laughing his ass off," she says fondly of Kurt, adding, "Big, big laughing."

She had to tell him, "Don't, you're disrupting people," but he couldn't stop himself. "But I just love him," she says, continuing, "I love a big, big personality."

"He's also the best father," she says sweetly. The couple share four children between them - Goldie has children Oliver and Kate Hudson from her previous marriage to musician Bill Hudson.

Kurt has son Boston Russell from his previous marriage to actress Season Hubley, and the couple share one child together, Wyatt Russell.

Delving into the reason the couple have never married, People recently shared Goldie said, "We thought that by getting married that was actually going to take something from both of us that we didn't want," with the actress adding, "We want to choose each other every day."

She suggests that not being officially wed offers them both a sense of freedom they wouldn't otherwise have.

"I don't like ownership, you know?", she explains, continuing, "And I must say that I think Kurt feels the same way."

Adding an analogy to this, she reveals, "I thought if I was a bird, and then someone put me in a cage, then they leave the door open, I'll never fly out. If they close the door on me, I'd probably get rid of all my feathers and become a bird with no feathers."

Goldie adds, "I think that's one of the areas where we all have to feel free to be who we are, and think the way we do, and for those of us who are, basically, want to have a happy life, I think you want to be happy with yourself."

"He's kind, he's funny, he's romantic, he's a wonderful person," she concludes, and that's clearly enough for the couple, who have never needed marriage paperwork to help them feel any closer to each other.