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Jennifer Hudson shares rare photo of lookalike son David that has fans stunned

The Jennifer Hudson Show host is a doting mom of one


Jennifer Hudson attends the premiere of MGM's "Respect" at Regency Village Theatre© Getty Images
Ahad Sanwari
Ahad Sanwari - New York
Senior WriterNew York
May 21, 2023
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When Jennifer Hudson is not commandeering her Emmy-nominated talk show, she's spending time with her teen son David, and he's turning into quite the strapping young version of his famous mom.

The singer, 41, shared a new selfie of herself with her 13-year-old son at an NBA game, one of their favorite outings, and their shared facial features made for quite a striking photo.

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Fans noticed it too, as many took to the comments section with exclamations of how much they looked alike, with one commenting: "He stole your whole face."

Another said: "Danggg y'all really do look alike," with a third adding: "He's so handsome, and he's your twin," and one even writing: "That's your baby boy??? Wow! Time flies! Twinning!"

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The EGOT winner shares her son with ex David Otunga, who she separated from in 2017. The mother-son duo are primarily based in Chicago, where they live in a $3million, 12,000 square-foot property in Burr Ridge, just 17 miles from the city.

Jennifer Hudson and her son David attend an NBA game together© Instagram
Jennifer and her son attended an NBA game together

The home features six bedrooms, seven bathrooms, along with two laundry rooms, a game room, an in-house screening room, and a heated garage big enough for six different cars. 

It's been a transformative time for the singer-turned actress-turned talk show host, who recently received her first batch of Daytime Emmy nominations (six, to be exact) for her eponymous show.

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The grateful daytime host took to social media soon after the news to celebrate the members of her team who got the show to that point.

Alongside a photograph featuring all members of the crew, she wrote: "When I say I couldn't be prouder of the whole staff and crew here at The Happy Place!!! To this amazing team in this photo…I am beyond blessed to work alongside you every day."

Jennifer Hudson at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards© Getty Images
Jennifer shares her son with ex David Otunga

However, the announcement was soon followed by the news that the Daytime Emmy Awards will not be proceeding next month on June 16 as planned due to the ongoing Writers' Guild of America strikes.

In a statement released by the National Academy of TV Arts & Sciences, it was revealed that the strikes had impacted the ceremony and they'd been indefinitely postponed.

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"The 50th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards planned for Friday, June 16 on CBS is postponed due to the WGA strike," president/CEO Adam Sharp shared in a statement obtained by Variety

It would impact the creative arts nominees as well, he added: "In addition, the Creative Arts & Lifestyle ceremony, planned for Saturday, June 17, has been postponed pending a strike resolution. 

FOX's The Jennifer Hudson Show celebrates six Emmy nods for its inaugural season© Instagram
The FOX talk show celebrated six Emmy nods for its inaugural season

"We look forward to our community gathering together as one to celebrate our Golden Anniversary and all of the talented nominees and honorees at a later date."

Many daytime talk shows like The Drew Barrymore Show, The Kelly Clarkson Show, Live with Kelly and Ryan, Today with Hoda and Jenna, as well as Jennifer's will be primarily affected, especially those like Kelly Clarkson's and Jennifer's which bagged multiple nods in the main and creative arts categories.

Check out more photos of Jennifer Hudson and David below: 

Jennifer Hudson and David Otunga Jr. attend a basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Chicago Bulls at Crypto.com Arena© Getty Images

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