She is playing Aretha Franklin in an upcoming biopic.And in a new cover interview for InStyleJennifer Hudson pulled back the curtain on her first meeting with the Queen Of Soul herself.Aretha gave the now 39-year-old actress her personal approval to play her in the film, telling her: 'Jennifer, you're gonna do this.' Meeting of the minds: In a new cover interview for InStyle Jennifer Hudson pulled back the curtain for on her first meeting with the Queen Of Soul herself View this post on Instagram A post shared by instylemagazine (@instylemagazine) Jennifer first met Aretha about a decade and a half before the singing legend died aged 76 in 2018 in Detroit, where she grew up.'I remember when we first sat down, ooh, I was terrified to be at.
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