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Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Kesha Tells a Shocked Jennifer Hudson How She Felt Being an Extra in 'Dreamgirls'
While on The Jennifer Hudson Show, Kesha told the host she was an extra in 2006's Dreamgirls, which starred Hudson as well as Beyoncé, Eddie Murphy and Jamie Foxx Hudson played Dreamgirl singer Effie White in the film, which is loosely based on The Supremes The pop singer admitted she was paid $120 for the gigKesha has a pretty impressive feature film on her resume. In a new interview on The Jennifer Hudson Show, the Grammy-nominated pop star revealed to host Jennifer Hudson they technically starred in a film together — 2006's Dreamgirls. The 38-year-old "Joyride" singer told Hudson, 43, that she happened to be an extra for the film, which also stars Beyoncé, Anika Noni Rose, Eddie Murphy, Jamie Foxx and Danny Glover. "What, really?" the Respect star said in amazement, to which Kesha responded that she was paid $120 to be an extra on set for 16 hours. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. "Ya'll were amazing," Kesha told the host who played Dreamgirl singer Effie White, a role that was inspired by Supremes member Florence Ballard. "I sat there with my hair teased to the gods," Kesha said, adding that she wasn't a fan of the 1960s-era look. "No offense, I hated it," she added. While more feature films may or may not be in the cards for Kesha, the singer recently announced her new single "Yippee-Ki-Yay" with T-Pain, out March 27. The song comes after her recent singles "Joyride" and "Delusional," while the forthcoming full-length body of work will be her first since 2023's critically acclaimed Gag being signed to a major label for over a decade, along with a lengthy legal battle that has since been settled, Kesha is now an independent artist and the CEO of Kesha Records, which runs in partnership with Crush Music and ADA. The singer recently spoke with PEOPLE about her upcoming sixth album and how it feels to be at the helm of her creative projects. "God, it feels f---ing incredible. I'm so fiercely protective of my freedom now," Kesha said. "For a long time, I was convinced it must have been everybody else around me, which is why I was successful, and the past year has proven that it f---ing has not been." "I have been taking the power back into my own hands with my team. It's f---ing amazing, really empowering, and I'm really inspired to help empower other artists too, because artists hold the power. We have the magic," she added. Read the original article on People
India.com
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- India.com
Hema Malini's granddaughters compete with Janhvi Kapoor, Ananya Panday, Suhana Khan in beauty, mother was a..., her name is...
Hema Malini is an actress, writer, film director, dancer, and politician. She made her debut with Raj Kapoor in the film 'Sapnon Ka Saudagar'. She is famous as 'Dreamgirl'. In 1981, she married actor Dharmendra. Hema Malini is one of those few actresses of Bollywood in whom a unique combination of beauty and acting is seen. In a career spanning almost four decades, she worked in many superhit films. From her next generation, her niece Madhoo Shah also wanted to make a career in films like her aunt. She was the heroine of Ajay Devgn's blockbuster film Phool Aur Kaante. She worked as the lead actress in South film industry's veteran director Mani Ratnam's film Roja. Madhoo is 55 years old today and is still associated with the Indian film industry. Madhoo made her acting debut in Tamil cinema and is still working in the South Indian film industry. Madhoo is also active on social media and keeps sharing pictures with her two daughters. Madhoo has shared a picture of her twin daughters in her latest post. Both of Madhoo's daughters are no less beautiful than any actress. In this picture, Madhoo's both daughters Ameya and Keia are seen. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Madhoo Shah (@madhoo_rockstar) Both of Madhoo's daughters are ready to enter films. Both twin sisters, Ameya and Ki,a are active on social media, where both of them keep sharing their stunning and glamorous pictures. Both of Madhoo's daughters are very beautiful like their grandmother Hema and Madhoo. Let us tell you that Madhoo is Juhi Chawla's sister-in-law. Juhi and Madhoo's husbands are cousins. Hindi cinema's dream girl Hema Malini is Madhoo's aunt. Talking about Madhoo's work front, she was last seen in Vijay Raj and Shreyas Talpade starrer psychological thriller Hindi film Kartam Bhogtham (2024). Madhoo will now be seen in Vishnu Manchu, Akshay Kumar and Prabhas' film Kannapa in the current year. Madhoo's hit films include Diljale, Nilgiri, Gentleman and Elan.
