*Oscar-nominated singer and actress Queen Latifah is the newest spokesperson selected to promote weight loss chain Jenny Craig, reports People.com.
"We officially confirm that Queen Latifah will join the Jenny Craig program in January," Scott Parker, Jenny Craig's vice president of marketing, tells People. "We are thrilled to have Queen Latifah support our mission of improving health by taking her first step toward achieving a more healthful lifestyle."
The 37-year-old artist joins veteran Jenny Craig spokeswoman Kirstie Alley and newcomer Valerie Bertinelli in pitching the product's virtues. But the "Hairspray" star, who proudly embraces her plus-size figure – calling it "voluptuous," will have a "very different campaign, focused on a healthier lifestyle, not on getting into a specific dress size," says Parker.
"Queen Latifah joins forces with Jenny Craig to communicate the importance of how small lifestyle changes, in the areas of diet and exercise, can have positive effects on overall health," Parker adds.
Latifah's official Jenny Craig reign will begin in January.
JENNIFER HUDSON PERFORMED "SOMEWHERE" FROM THE CLASSIC MOVIE "WESTSIDE STORY"
PEOPLE: Were you tempted to tell the doctor to take a little from the waist while you down there??
QUEEN LATIFAH: Yeah. The Doctor offered, but I was like " Hell No! You're not doing that."
My belly was big and my breasts are not there, but I just gotta get back on the program and lose it the natural way. There are people who love plastic surgery and want to cut chop anything. I'm like, Ya'll are crazy!!"
“I have the height of a model, the breasts that people pay for and the lips that everybody wants, so why should I change?” the 26-year-old Oscar-winner asked at the Oct. 30 Avon Foundation Gala in NYC. “I wouldn’t change myself for anything or anybody. That will never happen.”
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SOURCE: WWW. JENNIFERHUDSONWEB.COM
