Jennifer Hudson Reveals 80 Pound Weight Loss To Oprah

Posted on Feb 10, 2011 @ 02:25PM

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Singer Jennifer Hudson dropped a substantial amount of weight recently and saved the reveal of her big number for undisputed talk show queen, Oprah Winfrey, and RadarOnline.com can tell you the golden number is 80.

“I’ve lost 80 pounds,” Hudson told Oprah on Thursday’s episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show – to which the studio audience responded with a standing ovation.

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"It's like a brand new me. Sometimes I don't even recognize myself."

The former American Idol attributes her healthy figure to Weight Watchers – which Oprah treated her studio audience to, with free one-year memberships for each of them and two of their friends.

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Hudson quickly went from smiles to tears when Oprah asked her to open up about the horrific murders of her mother, brother and nephew in 2008, and what has helped get her through the tough times.

“This is a very emotional subject. My baby, my grandmother and my mother, even my brother…I can hear them saying to me, ‘Jenny knock it off,’” Hudson said as she got emotional.

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“Right now my mom would be fussing at me, ‘Why you always crying? Stop crying.’ My brother telling me, ‘Jenny knock it off, you gotta keep going.’ So the only thing I can do to honor their memory is to make them proud.”

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She should have gotten a standing ovation for all she came through with those terrible murderers but I really think it is wrong to put so much focus on loosing weight...far too many people are so wright and wrinkle conscious and that is just wrong.

by earlybird
Posted Fri, 02/11/2011 - 7:58am

I like her and admire how she got through what she did with the loss of some of her family but with all the eating disorders and how young some of the victims are I think it is really awful to give a standing ovation for loosing weight...unreal

by earlybird
Posted Fri, 02/11/2011 - 6:39am

If anyone deserves success, it is Jennifer Hudson. She defines class.

by Funnybunny
Posted Fri, 02/11/2011 - 2:44am

She has many traits to be admired. Her courage alone is astounding. She is absolutely gorgeous inside and out.

by INQUIRINGMINDS
Posted Fri, 02/11/2011 - 2:09am

She really is beautiful. I know it very hard to keep the weight off. I wish her luck.

by shortnsaszy
Posted Fri, 02/11/2011 - 12:38am

The real success will be if she can keep it off a long time. Her family members are all obese so it might be hard. She looks great. Oprah was jealous...

by Barbie Doll
Posted Thu, 02/10/2011 - 9:28pm