As an Oscar and Grammy winner, Jennifer Hudson has a superstar career in the worlds of film and music – but she told Ellen DeGeneres on Thursday on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” that she had a fallback during her high school days.
“My second choice was to be a tattoo artist because I also draw,” she said, adding that she doesn’t have any herself.
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But before making it huge on “American Idol,” the singer-actress was working at Burger King.
“When I was 17 years ancient, I worked at Burger King and I found that I was making more money singing one show,” she said. “$75 at the time. I thought it was a lot of money so I chose, ‘I’m quitting this Burger King,’ I’m going to make my living using my talents and gifts.”
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When she’s not working, she said she and fiance David Otunga act like huge kids.
“We like to ride bikes,” she said. “One thing I like to do is I place my dog in her small basket and place her on my back and then we ride the bike to the dog park.”
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