Oscar and Grammy winning Jennifer Hudson is the latest celeb to sport a milk mustache for the popular Got Milk? nutritional campaign.

The slimmed-down superstar credits the white stuff, combined with a lifestyle of exercise and healthy eating, with helping her lose 56 pounds to play Winnie Mandela in the forthcoming biopic Winnie. [Before & After Photos]

“[Milk] was definitely a part of my upbringing for sure,” says the proud mother, whose sophomore album is due this May. “I definitely want to have that on my kitchen table.

I’m happy that it’s being released in Black History Month. I feel like if I’m gonna lead someone in the right direction it might be the right direction in health… with Milk. Right?”

“A lot has changed since I first hit the stage,” J-Hud says in the ad. “Now I’m a new mom with an audience of one. And who’s the star of my show? Milk. It’s the elixir that builds strong families. Talk about a powerful performance.”

Check out behind the scenes video from Jennifer’s “Got Milk?” photoshoot below: (more…)

Jennifer Hudson has been working overtime to shed her post-baby weight and word on the street is that she’s lost over 56 lbs to slim down for her upcoming role as Winnie Mandela. The photo on the right was taken back in October while the one on the left was taken a just a few weeks ago at a pre-grammy gala.

You may have also noticed Jenn’s slimmer physique during her the 2010 Grammy Awards. Well, the 28 year-old new mom who welcomed her first child, in August last year admits (more…)

Stars from R&B, Hip Hop, Pop and more came together for the remix for “We are the World” to aid Haiti earthquake relief. 80 artists came together in the exact same Hollywood studio where the original was cut 25 years ago.

Jamie Foxx, Usher, Pink, Natalie Cole, Kanye West, Jennifer Hudson, India Airie, Keri Hilson and more all stood shoulder-to-shoulder on risers at Henson Recording studios Monday night to raise money for Haiti earthquake relief.

Lionel Ritchie, Wyclef Jean, Lil Wayne

“This one, the enthusiasm, I’ve never seen anything like it,” said Lionel Richie, who wrote the original with Michael Jackson and oversaw the new version with music mogul Quincy Jones.

More photos + video coverage from the “We Are the World for Haiti” recording session below: (more…)

The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards was full of glitz, glamor and of course hot couples. From old school, new school and anything in betwen… there were several couples boo’d up at the Grammys. Mary J. Blige and hubby Kendo were all smiles on the red carpet and were also spotted backstage as Mary prepared for her performance:

After the slap heard around the world, it sees that Mary & Kendu are doing A-OK!  As she said on her twitter immediately after the incident, “He ain’t goin nowhere…NO WHERE!”

Pleasure P and Bria Murphy (comedian Eddie Murphy’s oldest daughter) are hanging in there. The two have been “dating” for a few months now and apparently Bria is unfazed by those pesky molestation rumors that have been haunting P.

I’m sure Eddie would have put his foot down by now if there were any truth to any of that…

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Jennifer Hudson’s Christmas Special aired on ABC last night and in case you missed it I got it for you right here. Hudson escorts cameras around her hometown of Chicago as she returns home to film her first her first, hour long television special, “Jennifer Hudson: I’ll Be Home for Christmas“

Hudson visits her high school, Dunbar Vocational Career Academy on Chicago’s South Side, and reminisces about her days as a student 10 years ago. She also shares duets with duets with Michael Buble on “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” and “Let It Snow,” and sings “The Christmas Song” and “O Holy Night” on the special, which marks her return to Chicago in what ABC says is “to share childhood memories of the music, people and places that set the stage for her phenomenal success.”

The show comes little more than a year after mother, brother and nephew were murdered in Englewood, allegedly by her sister’s estranged husband. Hudson since has given birth to a beautiful baby boy and become engaged to former reality TV star David “Punk” Otunga. In the video, she affectionately refers to the two loves of her life as her “Two Davids”.

Videos below: (more…)

Hudson, 28, just signed on to play Winnie Mandela, former South African president Nelson Mandela’s controversial ex-wife and says she’s planning on making her son’s first Christmas extra special.

“I’m going to go crazy,” she told Winfrey. “He’s very aware, but he’s so young and it’s his first Christmas, so you have to go all-out.”

Check out the photos of baby below: (more…)

Jennifer Hudson has introduced her new edition to the world. Meet J-Hud’s bundle of joy, David Otunga, Jr, who’ll celebrate his 2 month birthdate in a few days.  Jennifer revealed the photo to People magazine as she spoke about the joys of motherhood:

How hard was it keeping your pregnancy under wraps?
“David and I were the only people who knew for a long time. I would forget I was pregnant, it was so easy. I didn’t have any morning sickness, no cravings either. I just thought, ‘Oh, well, we’ll wait until it’ll tell on itself.’ I didn’t show until I was seven months so that made it easy right there.”

Your son was delivered via C-section, what was your recovery like?
“Everybody told me how much it was going to hurt afterwards but I think I have a different tolerance for pain than others. By that night after I had the baby, I’m like, ‘Look, I can’t sit in this bed anymore. I’ve got to get up!’ I’ve been up and about since he was born. To me, the pain is no different than when you work out a muscle you’ve never worked out before and it’s sore.”

Has his personality emerged yet?
“He has a lot of personality, like David. He’s always been a good sleeper. His favorite time to smile now is diaper changes. Or when he spits up on you – he just cracks up like he thinks it’s the funniest thing. And his bottle is his pacifier. With a pacifier, it’s like he knows, ‘Ain’t nothing come out of here. No, I don’t want that. Where’s the real deal?’ His best friend is that bottle; that’s all he wants.”

Would you be supportive if he wants to pursue a career in entertainment?
“We’ll definitely encourage education. His father is an education fanatic so we definitely want him to get an education and go to school. My mom always said, ‘Whatever you want to do, I’ll support you as long as you’re happy.’ So I will do the same.”

Awwwww… what a beautiful baby! Much love to Jenn and her new family. More photos of the family will be revealed in next week’s issue of PEOPLE, which hits newsstands Oct. 15

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