{"id":1361,"date":"2026-05-08T15:01:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T15:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/jennifer-hudson-brought-to-tears-by-sons-mothers-day-surprise-live-on-air\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T15:01:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T15:01:53","slug":"jennifer-hudson-brought-to-tears-by-sons-mothers-day-surprise-live-on-air","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/jennifer-hudson-brought-to-tears-by-sons-mothers-day-surprise-live-on-air\/","title":{"rendered":"Jennifer Hudson brought to tears by son&#8217;s Mother&#8217;s Day surprise live on air"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/jhud-mom.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Jennifer Hudson burst into tears when her son, David Jr., walked onstage for a Mother\u2019s Day surprise on her eponymous talk show Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The 16-year-old presented his mom with a cake and flowers during the emotional moment.<\/p>\n<p>After embracing him, the \u201cJennifer Hudson Show\u201d host told the live studio audience, \u201cY\u2019all, this is my baby.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"\/>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"\/>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>With tears streaming down her cheeks, the \u201cAmerican Idol\u201d alum, 44, exclaimed that her producers \u201cgot [her] again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>David Jr. noted that the dessert was made from Hudson\u2019s \u201cmom\u2019s special recipe,\u201d adding, \u201cI made it for Mother\u2019s Day. I know it\u2019s special to you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hudson shared with viewers that her \u201cmother always made this pound cake\u201d \u2014 and David Jr. has been carrying on the \u201cfamily tradition\u201d for years.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"\/>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"\/>\n<p>\u201cFor Mother\u2019s Day, birthdays, all special occasions, he always makes it for me,\u201d she gushed. \u201cThank you, baby!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hudson shares her teen with ex-fianc\u00e9 David Otunga.<\/p>\n<p>The former couple started dating in 2007, with the WWE wrestler proposing to Hudson the following year after seven months together.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"\/>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>David Jr. was born in August 2009.<\/p>\n<p>Hudson and Otunga called it quits in November 2017 and settled their custody agreement in 2019 after a contentious legal battle.<\/p>\n<p>The actress is currently in a relationship with Common.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">Billboard via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>This is a developing story\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/08\/parents\/jennifer-hudson-brought-to-tears-by-sons-mothers-day-surprise-live-on-air\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jennifer Hudson burst into tears when her son, David Jr., walked onstage for a Mother\u2019s<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1362,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jhud-mom.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1361","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1361"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1361\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1362"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}