Jennifer Hudson says weight loss better than Oscar win

Jennifer – who shot to fame after appearing on ‘American Idol’ in 2004 – was inspired to lose weight during her pregnancy with son David, now two. She explained in the new issue of Self magazine: “I thought, hold on – why doesn’t anybody know I’m pregnant? And I wanted to set a good example […]

Jennifer – who shot to fame after appearing on ‘American Idol’ in 2004 – was inspired to lose weight during her pregnancy with son David, now two. She explained in the new issue of Self magazine: “I thought, hold on – why doesn’t anybody know I’m pregnant? And I wanted to set a good example for my son.”

Despite her pride in her weight loss, Jennifer – who is engaged to David’s father, WWE wrestler David Otunga – claims she wasn’t aware she was overweight until she moved to Hollywood. She said: “I didn’t even know I was considered plus-sized until I came to Hollywood. I thought I was the perfect size!

“[One day] an interviewer asked, ‘How does it feel to be plus-sized in Hollywood?’ I looked around, like, ‘Who is she talking to? Oh, me? I’m plus-sized?’ In the neighbourhood I’m from in Chicago, a 16 is normal. But in Hollywood, everyone looks exactly the same, so I stood out.”

Culled from People Magazine