Jennifer Hudson to open Chicago weight loss center
(CBS/AP) CHICAGO - Jennifer Hudson hopes to show her commitment to a healthier lifestyle with the opening of a new weight loss center in Chicago.
The singer and actress will open the Jennifer Hudson Weight Watchers Center on Tuesday.
Hudson, a Chicago native, has lost 80 pounds and is a Weight Watchers spokeswoman. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is expected to attend the event in the city's Hyde Park neighborhood on the South Side.
Weight Watchers says it will donate a portion of the center's revenue to a foundation in honor of Hudson's late nephew, Julian King. In October 2008, the bodies of Hudson's mother and brother were found in the family's home. King's body was found days later in a vehicle. All three had been shot.
Hudson, who shot to fame on "American Idol," is perhaps best known for her Oscar-winning role in "Dreamgirls."