Posted by | Ray Cornelius
Singer-actress Jennifer Hudson appears on the cover of Michigan Avenue magazine’s December2012/January 2013 issue. The ‘Dreamgirl’ was interviewed by another musical diva, Ms. Kelly Rowland and talked about everything from raising her son to performing with Prince and her hot new clothing line for QVC.
Check out a few inserts from the interview and her glamorous photo shoot…
KR: You’ve inspired so many women with your transformation through Weight Watchers. What has kept you motivated?
JH: Well first of all, I had no idea so many people were watching. I thought I could do this all by myself and nobody was paying attention. So I didn’t have the pressures on me. I also played tricks on myself, like, Hmm, let’s look at myself like a piece of art and sculpt myself the way I want to be. And I knew if each day I did something, it just made that much more of a difference. As long as I was doing something, I was changing every day. And change is progress.
KR: What’s the greatest thing you want him to learn from you?
JH: I’ve always said the greatest thing my mother ever gave her children was bringing us up in church and giving us to Christ—that is the best thing I can possibly give him. And family—we are huge family people. That’s what brought us back to Chicago, because we wanted him to grow up around family. And just to be a great person and to know that anything is possible. Whatever you put your mind to, you can do it. So anytime he says “Mommy, I can’t do this!” No, it’s nothing you can’t do. I want him to know that he can do whatever he puts his mind to.
KR: I love it. Moving to music, you’ve collaborated with artists like Stevie Wonder, Beyoncé, Ne-Yo, Leona Lewis, and recently Prince. I saw that on YouTube, and the funniest moment was when the lights went away, but I still saw you in the shadow and you freak out completely. How was that moment, and who would you like to collaborate with next?
JH: First of all, I love Prince, like I love Whitney, like I love Destiny’s Child. There are very few people who will leave me speechless. Prince is one of those people, so being up there on that stage was so surreal to me. Before I knew it I was hollering; I was up there, like, screaming because I am such a fan… like I love him. And that was such a dream and an honor to be able to do that with him. Who else would I love? Well, you and I have to sing together, first of all. Who else? You know who I want to sing with? One day I want to do a Christmas song with Barbra Streisand.
KR: You have a new role as a clothing designer now for QVC. What are some of your inspirations behind the line?
JH: I’ve always had a love for clothes in the same way I love music and I love pictures. So my fans were a part of the inspiration because they’d see me in red carpet pieces but be like, Man, I would love to have that, but I can’t afford it. I just wanted to re-create some of my things and make it more affordable for them. It’s also for every girl. I made sure that everything from a size 16 would look just as good as a size 6.
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