It’s not just her impressive new bod that pop diva Jennifer Hudson is serious about – but her acting skills too.
The Oscar-winner, who stars as Nelson Mandela’s ex-wife Winnie in filmmaker Darrell Roodt’s new biopic, has revealed how she suffered a five-day stint in prison to experience the “hell” of being behind bars.
Desperate to make her portrayal as authentic as possible, the mum-of-one locked herself up in an African jail, after learning that the former South African President's ex wife had served more than 500 days in solitary confinement.
Talking about her time inside, the songstress tells the Daily Beast,
“(I attempted to) experience some of the hell that woman went through.
"They snatched her out of her home and she had no idea what happened to her children. Imagine living that? This was her life! This was real.
“As a woman, I am angry for her, hurting for her. And as a mom? God, being in solitary confinement away from my son just for five days when shooting those scenes – it was too much for me. I was drained and stripped down. I was changed.”
See more from superstar J-Hud in action in the video clip below…
The Oscar-winner, who stars as Nelson Mandela’s ex-wife Winnie in filmmaker Darrell Roodt’s new biopic, has revealed how she suffered a five-day stint in prison to experience the “hell” of being behind bars.
Desperate to make her portrayal as authentic as possible, the mum-of-one locked herself up in an African jail, after learning that the former South African President's ex wife had served more than 500 days in solitary confinement.
Talking about her time inside, the songstress tells the Daily Beast,
“(I attempted to) experience some of the hell that woman went through.
"They snatched her out of her home and she had no idea what happened to her children. Imagine living that? This was her life! This was real.
“As a woman, I am angry for her, hurting for her. And as a mom? God, being in solitary confinement away from my son just for five days when shooting those scenes – it was too much for me. I was drained and stripped down. I was changed.”
See more from superstar J-Hud in action in the video clip below…
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