KATE HUDSON and LANCE ARMSTRONG enjoyed a meal with the actress' mum Goldie Hawn, further fuelling rumours they are an item.

The rumoured couple was spotted eating a late lunch with Hudson's Hollywood veteran mother Hawn at the Ivy restaurant in Santa Monica, California, on Tuesday.

They were snapped laughing and joking as they dined outside on the restaurant's patio area, according to People.com. 

Hudson and Armstrong have been romantically linked since they were spotted kissing and cuddling during a party at the Cannes International Film Festival in France in May.

But they have refused to speak publicly about their romance.

When athlete Armstrong was put on the spot on U.S. chat show The View, he declined to answer the four female hosts' inquiries as to his single status.

Armstrong explained, "Number one, I know you have to ask that question. And it's my right not to answer it. Number two, I think when you're happy about something or proud about something, I think it's natural in human nature to talk about it.

"But I'm not going to answer it. Next question."

Hudson also appeared on the show last month, giggling coyly when posed the same question before responding, "Ask him."