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Whilst US actor Kate Hudson found fame 14 years ago with the film Almost Famous, as the daughter of Goldie Hawn she was no stranger to the bright lights of Hollywood. And now her new film, Wish I Was Here - about a father at a crossroads in life as a parent, spouse, and son – has forced her to reflect on her own family experiences. She talks to Jenni about her birth father; her relationship with herÌýoften strict parents, Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell; passing their principles onto her children; having two children by different fathers; and holding-off getting married for a second time.

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Wish I Was Here is in cinemas from Friday

A new study suggests that disadvantaged women are less likely to have received any antenatal care, and to have been seen by a health professional before 12 weeks of pregnancy, and also report being spoken to rudely by health professionals. Jenni is joined by Professor Marion Knight, co-author of the study and by Janet Fyle, Midwife and Professional Policy Adviser for the Royal College of Midwives.

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Xing Li is what the Chinese call a banana – yellow on the outside and white on the inside.ÌýThe character - conceived by writer PP Wong in her debut novel - was born and raised in London, yet with her Chinese background, she never feels she fits in.ÌýIn the book, her mum dies, her older brother leaves home, and she is bullied at school. PP Wong joins Jenni to share this coming of age story of a British Chinese 12 year old girl, partly based on her own life experience.

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The Life Of A Banana by PP Wong is published by Legend Press

To celebrate 25 years of Women Against Fundamentalism, a new book tells the story of some of its members, focusing on what led them to join the campaign.ÌýThe stories focus on theÌý power and difference that brought so many women together, united around common political values. Jenni talks to Co-Editor of the book Nira Yubal-Davis, who isÌýDirector of the centre on Migration, Refugees and Belonging at the University of East London, and to Pragna Patel of Southall Black Sisters.