WENN (FEATURE)
Jennifer Hudson has revealed she turned
down the title role in "Precious" because she didn't want to
pack on weight to play the abused single mom.
Fresh off
her Oscars victory in "Dreamgirls,"
director Lee Daniels approached the singer/actress and asked her to consider
playing Precious -- but she wasn't interested.
In her new
memoir "I Got This: How I Changed My Ways and Lost What Weighed Me
Down," Hudson writes, "As much as I was moved by this film, I wanted
to try a role that had nothing whatsoever to do with my weight."
Newcomer Gabourey Sidibe eventually won the role as
Precious, while Hudson became a weight loss icon and WeightWatchers
spokesperson.
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