I've been inspired by Oprah Winfrey, says Jennifer Hudson

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV Critic On the first episode of Jennifer Hudson’s new talk show, guest Simon Cowell was very gently criticizing the series “American Idol,” on which he had been a judge and Hudson had been a contestant. Remarking how he found the producers’ assignment for her to sing a Barry Manilow song (which she did the week she was sent home) to be unfair to her and outdated, Cowell generated the first semblance of real heat on the episode. Here was something, perhaps, with the frisson and excitement of real conversation. Hudson let it sit there, allowing a couple moments of silence before remarking “Simon being Simon,” then trailing off. This first episode began with a run-through of Hudson’s career achievements: From the sorrow of her “Idol” elimination during Barry Manilow Week to her casting in “Dreamgirls,” for which she would win an acting Oscar, to her successful recording career. Hudson has won all four major entertainment awards — an EGOT, which speaks to the somewhat mythic place she occupies in the celebrity landscape: The recipient of a second chance whose unabashedly showy voice couldn’t be constrained by a reality-show loss.

Ismael Cruz Córdova has revealed who his celebrity crush is! The Rings of Power star stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live Wednesday, where he shared his experience at the Emmys, coming close to who he deemed his “celebrity crush.”Kimmel asked the Puerto Rican-born actor if he was able to meet Oprah Winfrey. “I actually did not.

William Earl Variety is pleased to announce the honorees for its upcoming Power of Women issue and event on Wednesday, Sept. 28. The event, in partnership with Lifetime, celebrates the Power of Women honorees, who will appear on the cover of the issue, as well as the women profiled in the publication’s annual Women’s Impact Report, which highlights the top women working in entertainment.   This year’s honorees include Hillary Clinton and Chelsea Clinton, who will be speaking about the importance of celebrating women and sharing their stories, as they do in their eight-part Apple TV+ documentary series “Gutsy,” which premiered on Sept. 9; Oprah Winfrey and Ava DuVernay, who will highlight the importance of hiring female directors as they did throughout the production of “Queen Sugar” currently airing it’s seventh and final season on OWN; Extracurricular Productions president and the world’s youngest Nobel laureate Malala, who will be speaking about young people in film and television and supporting the Pillars Artist Fellowship; and award-winning actress, producer, and star of Marvel’s WandaVision and this summer’s blockbuster “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness”, Elizabeth Olsen, who will be speaking about her support of the The Rape Foundation/ Stuart House. The program will be hosted by Megan Stalter, the breakout star of “Hacks”.  

Oprah Winfrey is mourning Queen Elizabeth II's death. ET's Rachel Smith spoke with the 68-year-old TV personality at the premiere of during the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival, and Winfrey shared where she was at the time that the U.K.'s longest-serving monarch died.«I was hiking in Maui when I heard that she passed,» Winfrey said.

Social media users have criticised Oprah Winfrey after she said she hopes the Queen's death will provide "an opportunity for peacemaking" in the royal family.

Former US chat show host Oprah Winfrey claims she had no idea that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were going to drop "bombshells" about the royal family during their now-infamous sit-down interview with her, which aired in March 2021. Speaking to Gayle King on CBS following the Queen's death, Oprah, 68, insisted she had no idea what Meghan and Harry were going to reveal.

Oprah Winfrey has sold the other half of her Montecito estate to Jennifer Aniston. According to The Dirt, the 4,320-square-foot estate went for $14.8 million.The estate was built in 1998 and sits on 1.03 acres of land.

Oprah Winfrey has hope for the royal family, but is she really someone who should be weighing in?

make peace with the royal family amid Queen Elizabeth’s passing last week.Winfrey got candid with Extra on Monday about her pal Markle, 41, and her husband, Harry, 37, specifically regarding their strained relationship with his father, King Charles III, brother Prince William and sister-in-law Kate Middleton.“This is what I think, I think in all families — you know, my father passed recently, this summer — and when all families come together for a common ceremony, the ritual of, you know, burying your dead, there’s an opportunity for peacemaking,” “The Color Purple” actress said.She went on, “Hopefully, there will be that.”Users across social media have slammed the 68-year-old media personality for her comments amid the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s rocky relationship with the new king and Prince of Wales.“Oprah talks about ‘burying the dead’ and says she hopes it will help Prince Harry and Meghan ‘make peace’ with the royals. She’s priceless isn’t she,” one user wrote.

Oprah Winfrey hopes Queen Elizabeth's death will bring the Duke and Duchess of Sussex closer to the rest of the royal family. The 68-year-old media mogul famously conducted a tell-all interview with the couple - who stepped away from official duties to start a new life in the US in 2020 - last year which is believed to have widened the rift between them and Prince Harry's relatives, but over the weekend, the pair joined the Prince and Princess of Wales in meeting members of the public outside Windsor Castle who had come to pay their respects to the queen following her death last Thursday (08.

Oprah Winfrey, a close friend of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, has shared her thoughts on hopes of a possible reconciliation with his brother Prince William, in the wake of their grandmother, The Queen’s death. While speaking briefly about the subject while promoting Sidney, a documentary about Disney Poitier at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, the famous talk show host faced a number of questions regarding the royals' relationship.

Oprah Winfrey believes that the Queen's death and funeral will be an “opportunity for peacemaking” for Prince William and Prince Harry.

Oprah Winfrey revealed she was taken by surprise after her interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle was called a "bombshell".

Here’s one more For Your Consideration piece before you turn your focus to Oscar season: the best and worst moments from the 2022 Emmys. Would you consider Cheryl Lee Ralph’s time on stage one of the highlights of the night? Were you as puzzled as we were when Lizzo called Ted Lasso’s Brett Goldstein a really big girl? And where the heck was Marcia Brady?

Kenan Thompson’s opening monologue at the 2022 Emmy Awards included a nod to popular TV theme songs, dancers, props and Oprah Winfrey, who reminded everyone that the odds of winning an Emmy are “300 million to one.”

Oprah Winfrey to inspire and tug at the heartstrings. And that's exactly what the iconic media mogul did at this year's Emmy Awards.Taking the stage to present the first award of the night, Winfrey delivered a message about the importance of always getting back up when you get knocked down, regardless of the odds.«It's the most coveted television accolade on the planet and yet it's impossible to win one — almost,» Winfrey said, holding an Emmy trophy aloft. «There are eight billion people on this planet, but only 25 Emmys to be given out tonight.

UDATE, with video Kenan Thompson is not, by his own description, “that guy who ruffles feathers,” and his opening number for tonight’s 2022 Emmy Awards on NBC held him at his word. Without so much as a sidelong glance, much less an insulting barb, the longtime Saturday Night Live mainstay opened tonight’s ceremony with a nod to classic TV theme shows, some dancers doing dance moves and Oprah dropping by to be Oprah.

Oprah Winfrey is hopeful Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex can make peace with the British royal family. In January 2020, Harry and Meghan announced that they were stepping back from their role as senior members of the royal family, and two months later, discussed the decision in detail during a special with the TV host.

The phrase “bombshell interview” is often used to describe that Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and Oprah Winfrey chat, but the latter insisted that wasn’t what she set out to achieve.

Oprah Winfrey noted Queen Elizabeth II's death could be an "opportunity for peacemaking" among the royal family. Winfrey spoke briefly during a conversation at the Toronto Film Festival about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's "bombshell" interview and the possibility that the two could reconcile with Prince William and the rest of the royal family.

Oprah Winfrey praised Queen Elizabeth’s sacrifice to live a life of service while speaking to Access Hollywood at the Toronto International Film Festival over the weekend. “You know, everybody gets called the queen, there really was one, and she is the standard for all the rest of us, whoever get called queen, and the reason she was is because of her service,” Oprah said of the late British monarch.Meghan and Harry reunite with William and Kate following Queen’s death“Martin Luther King said that it is the greatest offering anybody can bring to the world is service, because greatness is determined through service, and I think what she did was serve her countrymen and serve everyone for 70 years.

Jennifer Hudson has officially made her daytime talk show debut! The EGOT winner kicked off the premiere season of on Monday, beginning the episode with a reflection on her long-time dream of hosting her own show.«Thank y'all for being here. I'm not gonna cry on y'all,» Hudson told her audience.

Oprah Winfrey says Queen Elizabeth was “the standard” for public service. The veteran broadcaster has been dubbed the 'Queen of All Media' and she insisted the late monarch - who died last Thursday (08. 09.

Britney Spears appears to have dismissed the idea of ever doing live performances again after the conservatorship left her “traumatised”. The singer, 40, has been extremely candid about how she’s feeling in light of her 13 year-long conservatorship coming to an end last year, and recently admitted that she “cries herself to sleep” most nights.

Oprah Winfrey is back on the red carpet at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival!

Oprah Winfrey is dazzling the red carpet!

Jennifer Hudson makes her talk show host debut where it all began by reuniting with former American Idol judge Simon Cowell on her premiere episode of The Jennifer Hudson Show.

Fans of Jennifer Hudson will be experiencing a whole new side of the EGOT winner come Monday when she makes her debut as host of “The Jennifer Hudson Show”.

Jennifer Hudson is "still processing" her newfound EGOT status. The Dreamgirls star has won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award - earning her the coveted "EGOT" status. First winning an Oscar for her role in Dreamgirls, then two Grammys - one for her self-titled album - and an Emmy for Baba Yaga, Jennifer won her first Tony Award for A Strange Loop in June.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior Correspondent Jennifer Hudson didn’t win “American Idol” 18 years ago — she came in seventh place. But it didn’t matter: She was soon destined for a tremendous, award-winning career. The superstar became the first and only “Idol” alum to win an acting Oscar, nabbing the best supporting actress trophy in 2007 for her stellar turn in “Dreamgirls.” Fast-forward to 2022 and Hudson is now an EGOT, having also won a Tony Award, Grammy and Daytime Emmy along the way. Now, she’s adding another credit to her lengthy resume: talk show host. Hudson will debut “The Jennifer Hudson Show” on Sept. 12, which also happens to be the star’s birthday. But why a talk show?

yes, she’s an EGOT) Jennifer Hudson heads to daytime television on Monday, with the launch of “The Jennifer Hudson” show. And according to Andy Lassner, one of the show’s executive producers, what the “American Idol” alum brings to her take on talk TV is a universal relatability.“I think what’s important with her is that she appeals to everybody, because she has a story of perseverance,” Lassner, who spoke to TheWrap on behalf of the EP team that also includes Mary Connelly and Corey Palent for our Fall TV Preview, said.

Simon Cowell — together with Magic Johnson, Hannah Waddingham and Viola Davis — will help Jennifer Hudson launch her eponymous talk show.

Kelly Clarkson is opening up about her daytime reign.