Jennifer Hudson and Common, who have been dating for over a year, are set to star together in the upcoming thriller film ‘Breathe.’ The morning talk show host and the rapper confirmed their relationship in January 2023, when Common appeared on Hudson’s show, The Jennifer Hudson Show. Hudson, 42, recently took to Instagram to celebrate the upcoming release of ‘Breathe,’ which features none other than Common himself, 52. The film, which also stars Quvenzhané Wallis and Sam Worthington, follows Maya (Jennifer) and her young daughter, Zora (Quvenzhané), who are forced to live underground “when Earth is left uninhabitable due to a lack of oxygen,” per IMDb. The plot further reads: “When a mysterious couple arrive and claim to know the fate of Maya’s husband, she tentatively agrees to let them into the bunker. However, mother and daughter soon find themselves in a fight for survival when the truth about the strangers comes to light.” Hudson posted a behind-the-scenes photo of her sitting on a director’s chair on set, wearing a Spelman College sweatshirt, followed by two other on-set photos – including one in which she’s wearing a breathing mask – as well as one of the film’s poster. Fans were quick to take to the comments section under the post to express their excitement, with one writing: “Can’t wait to watch the movie!!” as others followed suit with: “Love it!!!” and: “Can’t wait to see the movie!” as well as: “I definitely want to see it!” Jennifer and Common confirmed their relationship in January, when he came on to her talk show, The Jennifer Hudson Show. “Let’s get down to business, Mr. Common,” Jennifer started, before cheekily asking him: “I’m a host, and so I have to ask you this question, because everybody always wants to know this. Are you dating anyone?” He revealed he was in fact dating and cheekily revealed it was the host herself when he said: “She’s smart. She loves God. She has something real down-to-earth about her. She’s talented. But I set my standard kind of high because she had to have an EGOT,” adding: “She had to win an Oscar [for] her first movie. I set my standard high. She had to get her own talk show.” Jennifer achieved the coveted EGOT status (reserved for recipients of an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony award) in 2022, when she won a Tony for her role as co-producer of “A Strange Loop,” which won best musical that year.
Jennifer Hudson and Common to Star Together in New Thriller ‘Breathe’
