Celebrity Kate Hudson Tells Letterman Just How Nice A-Rod Is The Nine star giggles her way through questions about her baseballer beau By David Caplan Published on December 11, 2009 10:20AM EST Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Seth Browarnik/Startraks; Statia Photography/Getty Kate Hudson and Alex Rodriguez’s steamy romance is hardly a secret. Aside from countless very-public dates and outings, she spent the summer attending – and being endlessly photographed – at his Yankees games, both in New York and on the road. But during Thursday’s Late Show with David Letterman, the Nine star, 30, didn’t give in to the talk-show host’s nosey questions about her relationship with Rodriguez. When Letterman opened up the questioning with, “You’re a big Yankees fan, and you’re friends with Alex Rodriguez,” Hudson giggled sheepishly and said, “Yeah, he’s a friend of mine. Nice guy.” Kate Hudson Brushes Aside A-Rod Rumors And when Letterman pointed out, “His game changed when you started showing up regularly at ball games,” Hudson responded, “It was a really fun summer,” adding that the Yankees winning the World Series – an achievement for which Rodriguez received accolades – “was awesome!”