Jennifer Hudson Shows Her Sexy Side For ‘V Magazine’

Academy Award-winning actress and Grammy Award-winning recording artist Jennifer Hudson shows her sexy side for V Magazine‘s Music Issue. She was shot by famed photographer Terry Richardson and styled by Mel Ottenber. Inside, J. Hud talked to writer T. Cole Rachel about being herself, upcoming album, and much more.

On making herself comfortable and when she does not feel comfortable:

“Go on and make yourself comfortable. The only time I ever really feel uncomfortable is when I feel like someone else is.”

While talking about her upcoming which is slated for a spring 2014 release and features collaborations with Pharrell Williams, Timbaland, and Babyface, J. Hud reflected on her music earlier in her career and where she’s headed with her music.

“Earlier in my career I was just a soloist singing other people’s songs. Now I really want to be an artist. I want to lift the people up, have fun, create a moment. I have my own visions that I want to bring to life. People think I sit in church all day or stay at home and stare at my Oscar. It’s like I’m a nun or the president or something. I realized that people don’t really know who I am. It just feels like it’s time to take the training wheels off, you know? Let them see me.”

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