JENNIFER HUDSON: THIN GIRLS HAVE MORE OPPORTUNITIES
Jennifer Hudson says she didn’t realize she was overweight until a red carpet reporter asked her how it felt to be a “big girl in Hollywood.” Jennifer was startled because she thought “In Chicago, where I come from, I’m a normal size!” (Midwesterners do tend to be hearty!) When she started Weight Watchers, Jennifer says she also started feeding her son the right way too. 80 pounds later, Hudson has been bombarded with job opportunities and has dawned on her that “big girls” in Hollywood don’t get nearly as many offers and scripts.
We couldn’t help but laugh when we heard a comment made by Beyonce recently. Keep in mind, she lost a lot of weight to play her Diana Ross inspired character, Deena, in Dreamgirls, and she was led to believe that this would be the role that put her on the acting map and get her all sorts of recognition. But in fact, Jennifer Hudson’s hefty character Effie had more drama and better songs and SHE’S getting all the awards and attention. It’s been a big disappointment for Beyonce and an acquaintance tattled that in a weak moment she sighed “Sometimes I wish I had GAINED weight to play Effie instead.”