How Jennifer Hudson Discovered Her Dad Had 27 Children... Yes, 27.
Everyone has their own shade of family drama, but yours would be hard-pressed to compare to that of Jennifer Hudson. During a recent appearance on the “Your Mama’s Kitchen” podcast, the multi-hyphenate entertainer revealed a shocking family secret.
When she was a teenager, the EGOT winner found out that the father who wasn’t involved in her life had multiple children she didn’t know about. And by multiple, she means a lot.
“Apparently, he had 27 children,” Hudson said.
This would be way too much for most people to handle, but the “Spotlight” singer has a very specific idea for how she wants to spend time with her siblings: She wants a huge holiday get together with everyone
“It was my dream to have all of us at this grand Thanksgiving or Christmas table, and we all sit and eat together — that was my goal at 16,” she said.
Her father may not have been in her life, but it was her paternal relatives who put the siblings in tough with one another.
“When my grandma on his side passed, my siblings over there were like, ‘Y’all got a sister that can really sing, you should meet her, and eventually we all came together,” Hudson said.
So far, the “Respect” star has only met six or seven siblings that she didn’t previously know. As the mother of a young son, it makes sense that Hudson would want her child to know as many aunts and uncles as possible. But we all know it’s never that easy with family.
It’s admirable that Hudson is so open to having a big family gathering, but in situations like this, people aren’t always willing to open their emotional wounds. With 28 kids all harboring different feelings about their father, there are probably a few members of the family who don’t want to sit around the table and talk it out.
