Jennifer Hudson Is ‘Discovering Time Off’ within the Most Relatable Place (Unique)

Jennifer Hudson works exhausting, and performs even more durable.

The 43-year-old EGOT recipient, who additionally has an eponymous daytime discuss present, spoke completely to PEOPLE about her HomeGoods Discovering Time Off partnership, explaining what the marketing campaign means to her. 

“I am a HomeGoods lady,” Hudson stated not too long ago. “It is a spot the place I discover my time for me and I go virtually every single day coming from work.” 

The shops, which function quite a lot of merchandise — from furnishings and bedding to picnic staples and residential decor — have a approach of placing the Dreamgirls star relaxed.

“I dream about stepping into there each single time. And after I do get to go in, it is sort of a treasure. Like a sweet retailer,” Hudson advised PEOPLE.

Whether or not it’s taking a stroll down the candle aisle to clear your thoughts, or cozying up beneath the proper throw blanket, HomeGoods has you coated.

For the film star, who not too long ago produced the Broadway musical Smash, “It is simply one thing about once you take time and also you decide your issues for your self after which with the ability to put it in your house, it makes it really feel that rather more like house.”

Hudson enjoys her day off along with her family members as properly. 

The American Idol alum shares her 15-year-old son David Daniel Otunga Jr. along with her ex-fiancé, former WWE Star David Otunga.

She additionally comes from a big household, beforehand revealing in June 2024 that when she was 16 years previous, she realized her father had 27 youngsters.

“It was my dream to have all of us at this grand Thanksgiving or Christmas desk, and all of us sit and eat collectively — that was my purpose at 16,” she stated on the time.

Hudson defined that it is a full-circle second seeing her son benefit from the issues she as soon as did as a baby. “Y’all do not perceive how a lot I really like the video games. Initially, I grew up with my brother watching basketball and now my son is a basketball child.”

Relating to her house, Hudson added, “It’s a rim within the pool. It is a rim within the bed room, in every single place you flip.” 

And the enjoyable at house extends to their kin: “I’ve seven of his cousins, so I roll round with a basketball group.” 

The “Highlight” singer additionally advised PEOPLE, “And I really like music, [but] I not often get out a lot.”

Extra methods for her to seek out day off embrace concert events or going to dinner, nonetheless, Hudson remained adamant that “basketball might be primary at this level.”

“This 12 months’s about discovering my day off. And so I am splitting the distinction,” she defined to PEOPLE, “As a result of usually Jennifer obtained like 4, 5, six jobs at one time. However this season is actually for me – about having high quality time for myself.”

“And so I am balancing it out. I did loads final 12 months the place I did the vacation album and the present on the identical time, toured with it. So this 12 months, that is all my time till I say I am able to do in any other case,” Hudson declares. 

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When it comes to her future plans, she added, “I’m slowly simply listening to myself like, ‘Okay, I wish to perform a little music.’ And I did.” 

“Perhaps it inspired me to do extra and after I really feel the time is true, I will get again within the studio. However till then you will discover me on the comfortable place,” she stated, referring to HomeGoods.