Jennifer Hudson is a Mommy

By Germain Lussier on August 11th, 2009

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She’s gone from obscurity to “American Idol” to Oscar winner and now Jennifer Hudson can add one more title to her resume, Mother.

The 27-year-old and her fiance David Otunga welcomed a 7 lbs., 14 oz. baby boy named David Daniel Otunga Jr. on Monday. For the past nine months, the performer has kept mum that she was pregnant but it was pretty obvious last month when she appeared to sing at the Michael Jackson Tribute that she was expecting.

“The baby is beautiful and perfect,” Hudson’s rep Lisa Kasteler told People Magazine. “His parents are ecstatic.”

It’s a welcome blessing for Hudson who has had to ride a public and terrible emotional roller coaster over the last few years.

In 2004, she competed on “American Idol” and became a national celebrity because of her bubbly, confident personality and pipes of gold. She then took a role in the film “Dreamgirls” in 2006. As Effie White, Hudson was able to use that personality and singing prowess to craft an amazing performance that garnered her a Best Supporting Actress Oscar.

However, after all that personal triumph, tragedy struck. In late 2008, her mother, brother and sister were murdered in Chicago. And though authorities think they found the killer, Hudson understandably went into seclusion. She came back into the public eye at in February 2009 at Super Bowl XLIII where she sang the Star Spangled Banner.

And, just doing simple math, around that time was when she and her fiance conceived. So it seems young David came into the world just when his mommy needed him the most.