Jennifer Hudson shows off her legs in split-side longline tee and leather jacket in Beverly Hills
She stars as Aretha Franklin in a big screen biopic due for release in August.
And on Monday, Jennifer Hudson was spotted running some errands in Beverly Hills.
The actress and singer, 39, stepped out in a black leather jacket over a split-side longline tee.
Spring style: Jennifer Hudson was spotted running some errands in Beverly Hills on Monday, putting on a leggy show in a black leather jacket over a split-side longline tee
She wore brown short shorts and slip-on shoes.
Hudson added gold-framed sunglasses and a black face mask for her outing.
The Chicago native found fame as a contestant on the third season of American Idol in 2004, in which she placed seventh.
Two years later, she made her movie debut as Effie White in the musical Dreamgirls for which she won the Oscar for best supporting actress.
Leggy look: The actress and singer, 39, wore brown short shorts and slip-on shoes. Hudson added gold-framed sunglasses and a black face mask for her outing
Coming soon: The Chicago native stars as Aretha Franklin in a big screen biopic due for release in August. Respect had been set for release last year but was postponed due to the pandemic
J.Hud was handpicked by Aretha to play her in the film Respect.
It had been due for release last year but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly back in October, the star revealed how she had met with the Queen of Soul in New York.
‘One of the first things she said to me was ‘You’re gonna win another Oscar for playing me, right?,’ Hudson shared. ‘Imagine Aretha Franklin looking you in the face and saying that.’
Hudson assured Franklin that she would certainly ‘try’ to give an Oscar-worthy performance.
Approved: Hudson had been handpicked by Aretha Franklin to play her in the movie and the Dreamgirls Oscar winner had met with the Queen of Soul in New York to get her blessing
Iconic: Respect was shot in Atlanta and New York, and the supporting cast includes Mary J. Blige, Forest Whitaker and Marlon Wayans (pictured with Hudson on set in November 2019)
Sadly, the iconic singer died before the film was officially greenlit; she passed away from pancreatic neuroendocrine cancer in 2018 at the age of 76.
Respect was shot in Atlanta and New York, and the supporting cast includes Mary J. Blige, Forest Whitaker and Marlon Wayans.
Hudson told EW that she had found the role challenging, explaining: ‘I had to go into such a deep place to be able to do it at times, and it helped me to be able to pull from my life and it made me understand that much more why she chose me.’
She added: ‘Aretha was a very subtle person. It wasn’t a lot of big gestures, whereas I’m far more expressive….
‘She had this presence but also this stillness about her, so I would tell everybody on set, ‘If you don’t feel uncomfortable when I’m around, then I’m not giving you Aretha at all.
‘The last time I spoke to her was Aug. 8, [2018], and I can honestly say she sang until her last breath.’
Legend: Aretha, who won 18 Grammys during the course of her career. passed away from pancreatic neuroendocrine cancer in 2018 at the age of 76. She’s pictured in 1965
Focused: Hudson told EW that she had found the role challenging, explaining: ‘I had to go into such a deep place to be able to do it at times, and it helped me to be able to pull from my life’