A Soulful Noise
Jennifer Hudson's Resilience is Admirable
In light of the horrendous, unimaginably tragic deaths of her mother, brother, and nephew, it would be completely understandable if Jennifer Hudson took an indefinite hiatus from everything. So, the fact that she will be appearing in the holiday ad campaign for Gap, work for which she completed some time ago, is kind of tremendous. Especially considering that they graciously gave her the chance to opt out. It may just be a photograph in a larger ad blitz, but it also functions as a subtle indicator of her toughness of spirit. Many may look at the image as it is plastered on billboards and in magazines for the next month and only see the pain of unspeakable loss, project the last few months onto her beautiful smile, but amid all of that is a profound courageousness. We cannot imagine what it took for her to do something seemingly as simple as saying yes to this, but we can know that it is nothing short of amazingly resilient. [E!/Yahoo]
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Comments
She had done the shoot BEFORE the tragedy. The company checked with her to see if she'd rather them not use them in light of what has happened, but she told them to proceed with the campaign.
Stacy | November 15, 2008 12:59 PM | PermalinkJade you're right. My mistake.
Ro | November 14, 2008 3:33 PM | PermalinkI thought it was her nephew that died?
Jade | November 14, 2008 3:27 PM | PermalinkSometimes keeping busy keeps your mind off of the bad things. I lost my aunt and father within a few months of each other 2 years ago. They both died from cancer, and in order for me to keep my sanity, I stayed busy. Kept my mind occupied. Although the pain of losing them is still there, it hurts a little less each day when I stay busy.
Soulrific | November 14, 2008 3:12 PM | Permalink