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I said to David, "You gotta get here." He dropped everything, came to Aspen, and we added a new week to the holidays. Last year right after New Year's, David and I were saying, "If only we could just extend the season." Then I happened to go to Aspen, and the lights and trees were still up-in Chicago, it was all gone. One year I forgot-that's why I know this. You could give David the greatest gift in the world, but if you don't have that stocking stuffed, you have destroyed Christmas and everything it stands for. David is worse than me! Each year we get a new Christmas ornament for the tree, and we've got to fill up the stockings. The day after Halloween is officially our Christmas season. JH: His father and I are the biggest holiday fanatics. RB: I'll bet you want to create similar memories for your son. "There he is, there he is!" And we'd always have a Christmas play in church and would all march down the aisle holding little lights. We would also go to my aunt's house on Christmas Eve and come back midnight-ish, and my sister and brother and I, we would swear we saw Santa on his sleigh. Don't you tell me that! I remember my mom would get up and put our toys outside so that they'd be covered with snow the next morning. Even to this day, I will battle down that there's no such thing as Santa Claus. JENNIFER HUDSON: Christmas was always a big time for us. REDBOOK: Because it's our December issue, can you tell us how you celebrated Christmas growing up? She's mum on the details, but the bubbly, low-key star is happy to dish about everything else, from her bod to her full-blown case of Christmas mania.
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Hud style, she's throwing a wedding into the mix: After a four-year engagement, she's marrying Otunga, a professional wrestler who is also a Harvard Law School grad.
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In addition to the Jennifer Hudson Collection, her new QVC clothing line, this Weight Watchers poster girl has just filmed two movies (including the drama Lullaby alongside Amy Adams) and taped an extended guest stint on the TV hit Smash. On this sunny afternoon in New York City, as she takes a break between appointments during Fashion Week, it's clear the woman thrives on a busy schedule. "Yes, to a certain extent."īut Jennifer's sadness is quickly replaced by a smile when she talks about all the projects she's got going on. "Do I feel relief?" she says, holding back tears. When the verdict was read in a Chicago courtroom, Hudson was present with her sister, Julia, and fiancé, David Otunga (with whom she has a 3-year-old son, David Jr.). This past May, Jennifer's former brother-in-law was found guilty of the 2008 murders of her mother, brother, and 7-year-old nephew. Sounds like fun, and like the perfect sanctuary for a star emerging from grief. "Only those who appreciate it will be invited, not ones who are like, 'Um, why are we in the closet?'" "Then I want to go inside and have a party, and everyone has to wear a robe," she says. And just like a store, she's going to have a ribbon-cutting ceremony when construction is complete. "That way I can still have the experience of shopping," she explains, gleefully showing me video of the closet-to-be. Because Jennifer, 31, can't shop incognito anymore, the space in her new Chicago home is designed to resemble a store. It's a gigantic windowed showplace, with plush purple carpeting, a chandelier, and custom shoe racks sized to accommodate everything from thigh-high boots to flip-flops. Forget Aspen or Times Square: This holiday season, Jennifer Hudson is most excited about the party taking place in her closet.