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ACADEMY Award-winner Jennifer Hudson is showing off a leggy look appearing on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in a blue beaded wrap dress and royal blue shawl.

The singer and actress has been promoting the new movie-musical Cats, playing the iconic role of Grizabella.

Jennifer Hudson is showing off a leggy look appearing on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to promote her new movie musical Cats
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Jennifer Hudson is showing off a leggy look appearing on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to promote her new movie musical CatsCredit: Splash News
Jennifer's weight loss journey has seen her apparently go from a size 16 to a size 6.
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Jennifer's weight loss journey has seen her apparently go from a size 16 to a size 6Credit: Getty - Contributor

She also performed the musical's famous ballad, "Memory," last night on The Voice season finale.

This following her time as a judge on the singing competition show.

Jennifer Hudson also won an Academy Award in 2007 for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Effie White in Dream Girls.

Since hitting the scene competing on American Idol in 2004, Jennifer's weight loss journey has seen her apparently go from a size 16 to a size 6.

The 38-year-old said in an interview that she's maintained an 80-pound weight loss for the last two years.

Jennifer said on the British daytime talk show Lorraine in 2017: "I don't really have time to do much [working out], so I really just watch what I eat.

"I'm very careful and cautious of what I'm eating, so I just try to pace those meals throughout the day. Like, okay, eat here, don't eat here."

The singer/actress won an Academy Award in 2007 for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Effie White in Dream Girls
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The singer/actress won an Academy Award in 2007 for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Effie White in Dream GirlsCredit: Getty - Contributor
The 37-year-old said in an interview that she's maintained an 80-pound weight loss for the last two years
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The 37-year-old said in an interview that she's maintained an 80-pound weight loss for the last two yearsCredit: Rex Features

Through her journey she's overcome multiple hardships, including her mother, brother and nephew being shot and killed in 2008.

She told The Guardian’s Observer years later: "I have definitely seen the highest of the highs and the lowest of the lows

"You don't know how strong you are until you are placed in that kind of moment."

And in 2019, she and her ex David Otunga reached a custody agreement over their 10-year-old son David Otunga Jr. after a two year legal battle.

Jennifer and her ex David Otunga recently reached a custody agreement over their 10-year-old son David Otunga Jr. after a two year legal battle
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Jennifer and her ex David Otunga recently reached a custody agreement over their 10-year-old son David Otunga Jr. after a two year legal battleCredit: Getty - Contributor

 

In 2017 court filings Jennifer also alleged that her ex David Otunga Sr. physically and mentally abused her.

She fought for a protective order for her and David Otunga Jr.

The mom accused David Sr. of "increasingly aggressive, threatening and harassing behavior" in court papers.

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