Newly single Kate Hudson looks all hot and bothered as she heads for London

She is the daughter of Hollywood royalty and recently became single again following a brief romance with cycling champ Lance Armstrong.

But Kate Hudson looked hotter than usual as she arrived at Los Angeles International Airport to board a plane to London.

Struggling to raise a smile and having to contend with damp patches under her armpits, the 29-year-old appeared a little flustered as she whisked into LAX's departure lounge on a swelteringly hot Californian afternoon yesterday.

Hot stuff: A sweaty Kate Hudson arrives at Los Angeles International Airport to board a flight for London

Hudson, who has a four-year-old son with her ex-husband, Black Crowes frontman Chris Robinson, reportedly dumped sportsman Armstrong a few weeks ago.

They first began seeing each other during a visit to the Bahamas in May, right after she broke up with troubled actor Owen Wilson.

Their romance quickly became serious, with the pair spending Father's Day in the U.S. together with their children from previous relationships.

Hudson is single again following her recent split from cycling champion Lance Armstrong

Hudson also introduced him to her actress mother Goldie Hawn over lunch at a California restaurant.

Lance, 36, who has turned his attention to anti-cancer charity campaigning since retiring from cycling, had already developed a reputation as a playboy following a string of high profile romances.

After his two-year relationship with the singer Sheryl Crow ended in 2006, he swiftly moved on to fashion designer Tory Burch.

Then he was spotted canoodling in New York's Gramercy Park Hotel Rose Bar nightclub with Ashley Olsen, who is 15 years his junior.

As they were: Hudson and her ex-boyfriend Lance Armstrong, shortly after they began dating in May