Jennifer Hudson reflects on two decades of success, new season of talk show

Twenty years after her elimination from “American Idol,” Jennifer Hudson is reaching new heights in her ever-evolving career. Her talk show “The Jennifer Hudson Show,” which premiered in 2022, was renewed for a third season earlier this year.

Hudson said she has come a long way since her Idol days, but the passion she had when she first started remains.

“I’ve been so blessed to do so many things because I do it for the love, the passion,” she said on “CBS Mornings” on Monday. “When I was eliminated from ‘American Idol,’ I’m like, ‘Well, you still have your talent and as long as you keep at it, it has no choice but to give in.”
That talent led her to receive Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards — making her one of the few EGOT award winners in Hollywood.