Following the collision, he took up writing professionally. His autobiography "The Working Man's Ballet" was a critical success and led to work as a columnist on the Stoke Evening Sentinel and "The Sporting Life". A further book "The Tinker and The Talisman" was self-published in 2003. In 2004 Hudson appeared as himself in a cameo appearance in the British film "The Football Factory". In June 2006, he joined Radio Napa in Cyprus, where he commentated on the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. In 2008 he released his third book, titled "The Waddington Years", which described his great friendship with former Stoke City manager Tony Waddington. In December 2012 Hudson said that he believed that his accident was actually a deliberate attempt on his life by aliens from space.