Kate Hudson Says Daughter Rani Is a ‘Firecracker’ and Already ‘Very Particular About Her Wardrobe’ (Exclusive)

The actress is mom to three kids — sons Ryder and Bingham and daughter Rani

Kate Hudson’s daughter is following in her mother’s fashionable footsteps.

Speaking with PEOPLE for this week’s cover story, Hudson, who released her debut album, Glorious, on Friday, May 17, opened up about her daughter Rani, 5, whom she shares with fiancé Danny Fujikawa, 37. Noting that she’s gotten so big, Hudson says she’s “like the Karlie Kloss of her grade. She’s so tall.”

“She’s the best. She’s so magical,” the proud mom continues. “She’s definitely her mother’s daughter. It takes her forever to get out of the house. She’s very particular about her wardrobe and her clothes and her vibe.”

“She is just a total firecracker, but then she’s much more emotional than I think I was when I was little. She’s much more of an empath where I was like, yeah. She’s just very empathetic and emotional,” Hudson noted.

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Alongside Rani, Hudson is mom to sons Ryder, 20, whom she shares with ex Chris Robinson, and Bingham, 12, whom she shares with ex Matt Bellamy.

Later in the interview, Hudson spoke about how close her family is, especially with her exes’ other children.

“We are very connected, and we are very close,” Hudson says. “Love can change form. It’s interesting when you have that modern family; there’s so much love for all the kids.”

“I think the thing that’s so unique about my life is that in this very patchwork family, we all have figured it out … The kids feel like they have this huge family,” she says, adding that her exes’ daughters and Rani “are like sisters … There is something that has been able to be nurtured in our family that is personally what I think is, it’s very rare.”

The actress says she recently watched over Bellamy’s daughter Lovella while he and Elle were away.

“I’m like, ‘Yeah, come, bring her over,’” Hudson recalls. “And I’m sitting with all the kids and I’m like, I am so happy we have this real family unit that’s big. It’s beautiful. Everybody’s open to it and understands it’s the most mature thing for the kids. And you can see it in them — they feel loved, they feel protected, they feel safe.”

In January, Hudson spoke to PEOPLE about how she prioritizes making time for her three kids at the end of a busy work day.

“I am busy, I am really busy, but my day is done at 5:00 p.m., and I am in that kitchen making them something,” Hudson said of spending time with her kids.

Even though she tries to prioritize quality time with her family, the Almost Famous star said that her busy lifestyle sometimes makes it challenging to always be around.

“It’s hard to get it together when you are a working mom, and it was especially hard when I was a single mom,” she noted. “But at the end of the day, I want people to not put so much pressure on themselves.”