Jennifer Hudson & Sister Julia Donate 2,000 Backpacks Full of School Supplies To Chicago Children

Ruth Langsford has opened up about her sister Julia's death, confessing she still has "a good old cry" over it.The This Morning presenter's sister Julia died by suicide in June 2019 at the age of 62 after a long battle with depression.The 60 year old, who was recently left in shock after the new money expert swore live on air, explained that she's learned it's okay to express your emotions when they take over.

Chrissy Teigen is helping cash-strapped teachers stock up on supplies for the new school year by covering the costs of their classroom needs.The model-turned-TV personality and cookbook author made the generous offer via Twitter on Sunday (August 23, 2020), after showing off her kids’ revamped playroom, which is now serving as a makeshift classroom as Los Angeles schools go virtual amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.“If you are a teacher in need of supplies for the upcoming school year,

Oscar winners Kate Winselt, Jennifer Hudson and Glenn Close have joined Daisy Ridley in the all-female voice cast of Baba Yaga, an immersive VR animated film that will premiere at the Venice Film Festival next month. In the VR experience, viewers enter a haunting fairytale world, joining their sister Magda (Ridley) on a quest to heal their mother (Close) by entering an enchanted forest (Hudson) to obtain the cure from the enigmatic witch, Baba Yaga (Winslet).

Andreas Wiseman International EditorKate Winslet, Jennifer Hudson and Glenn Close have joined previously announced lead Daisy Ridley in the voice cast of Venice Film Festival-bound VR project Baba Yaga.Hudson is an executive-producer on the immersive short film set in a haunting fairytale world where viewers can decide the direction of the story.

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentKate Winslet, Jennifer Hudson and Glenn Close have joined previously announced lead Daisy Ridley in the cast of VR animated film “Baba Yaga,” which will make its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival.Hudson is also an executive producer on the pic from Baobab Studios, which will make a push for the Oscar for animated short.The film plays in Venice on Sept. 2 as part of Venice VR Expanded, the Virtual Reality section of the event.

Taylor Swift has donated £23,000 to help a London-based student achieve her dream of becoming a mathematician.After winning a conditional offer to study Mathematics at the University of Warwick – which has since been confirmed – 18-year-old Vitoria Mario launched a GoFundMe page to raise the £40,000 that she estimates she’ll need to complete her degree.Though she lives in Tottenham, north London, she explains on the page that she is ineligible for government funding because she moved to the UK

Chris Willman Music WriterIn the music choices made throughout Democratic National Convention this week, one thing became clear: the party would not be getting down with any party songs. “Sobriety” is the word that best speaks to the Democrats’ no-bops playlist.

Taylor Swift after the singer donated £23,000 towards her university education.Vitoria Mario, who is Portuguese but has lived in the UK for four years, said she was ineligible to receive government funding and her family could not afford to finance her degree at Warwick University.Delivering a generous contribution of £23,373 via a GoFundMe page, Swift wrote: “Vitoria, I came across your story online and am so inspired by your drive and dedication to turning your dreams into reality.“I want to

Taylor Swift has donated £23,000 to an aspiring student who lives in London and is fundraising to help pay for her university education.

Jennifer Hudson is back at the DNC. The GRAMMY-winning artist appeared virtually during night three of the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, closing the event by delivering a stunning performance of “A Change Is Gonna Come” by Sam Cook.

Chris Willman Music WriterJennifer Hudson and the Democratic party both have rich — but until now separate — histories with Sam Cooke’s classic song “A Change is Gonna Come.” The three came together at the close of the third evening of the 2020 Democratic National Convention Wednesday night with a spectacular performance by Hudson that took place under the tiffany dome at the Harold Washington Cultural Center in Hudson’s hometown of Chicago.There were some big Aretha Franklin tie-ins in the

Jennifer Hudson is back at the DNC. The GRAMMY-winning artist appeared virtually during night three of the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, closing the event by delivering a stunning performance of «A Change Is Gonna Come» by Sam Cook.Hudson, wearing a stunning peach-colored floor-length gown, was accompanied by two pianists and a saxophonists for her performance at Harold Washington Cultural Center in Chicago.

Jennifer Hudson honored Aretha Franklin on the second anniversary of the music legend’s passing.The 38-year-old Oscar-winning singer/actress, who will be playing the Queen of Soul in the upcoming biopic Respect, took to Instagram on Sunday (August 16, 2020) to remember the late star.“Something tells me that you are walking around heaven singing all day !” Jennifer wrote, along with a black and white photo of Aretha.

Sex and the City actress and singer Jennifer Hudson gave back in a major way this weekend, alongside her older sister Julia Hudson. The 38-year-old actress and singer teamed up with Julia for the 10th annual Hatch Day event, where along with more volunteers, delivered over 2,000 backpacks full of school supplies to kids in need through the Julian D.

© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine comes from a very famous family, and both her dad Nadim and sister are actors too. Julia is best known for her role as Saffy in Absolutely Fabulous, and Nadia previously gave While Saffy is portrayed in the popular BBC sitcom as the straight-laced daughter of Edina Monsoon, Nadia revealed that Julia always played Saffy with the sub-text of being just like her carefree mum Edina.

Stormzy has donated £500,000 to fund further or higher education for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.The rapper’s donation to the Black Heart Foundation is the first chunk of funding since he announced plans in June to give away £10m over a decade to benefit organisations that are taking major steps in fighting racial inequality across the UK.The donation, which was made through his Merky Foundation, will cover the cost of cash grants for roughly 50 students who need financial support