Jennifer Hudson David Otunga Engaged
Former American Idol contestant Jennifer Hudson and her boyfriend David Otunga (a.k.a. “Punk” from his appearance on the show I Love New York 2) were engaged on Friday September 12, 2008. Otunga offered Hudson a Neil Lane diamond ring on her 27th birthday.1
Fast Facts
- Jennifer Hudson and David Otunga are engaged
- Otunga asked Hudson on her 27th birthday
- Engagement ring is a Neil Lane diamond ring
- Couple have been dating less than one year
- Hudson won Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in 2007
- Oscar won for her role in Dreamgirls1
Jennifer Hudson Oscar Info
In season three of American Idol, Jennifer Hudson was eliminated from the show and came in seventh overall. She went on to star in the 2006 musical film Dreamgirls as Effie White, which earned her an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2007. Hudson went up against Adriana Barraza and Rinko Kikuchi in Babel, Cate Blanchett in Notes on a Scandal and Abigail Breslin in Little Miss Sunshine.2
Simon Cowell originally told Hudson that she was "out of [her] league" on American Idol.3
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