Jennifer Hudson Ends Partnership With Weight Watchers

Credit: Weight Watchers

Jennifer Hudson has broken up with Weight Watchers.

The partnership between the Oscar winner and the weight loss company was apparently terminated mutually. Hudson was famously an ambassador for Weight Watchers, having lost 80-lbs using the company's weight loss system. Her ad campaign on TV and in magazines were responsible for making the company arguably more visible than it's been in a decade, so this has to be considered a major blow to the company. Yet while the pairing has come to an end, Hudson had nothing but positive things to say about Weight Watchers.

"I have chosen to step away from my role as ambassador and I am excited for the year to come, with many new projects and lots of new music," Hudson says in a statement. "My experience with Weight Watchers has truly been life changing. I am grateful for what I have learned throughout the process and will always take it with me."

A representative for Weight Watchers offered the company's similarly positive perspective on Hudson's decision: "We're confident Jennifer will remain a Lifetime Member. Jennifer's healthy lifestyle and successful weight loss has inspired so many – from her friends and family to our members and staff, as well as people around the world – and we know that inspiration lives on."

Weight Watchers has already apparently moved on from Hudson, employing Jessica Simpson as its latest celebrity ambassador. Whether her ads work as well as Hudson's remains to be seen, but it's clear that the Weight Watchers brand is more visible than ever, and one would think Hudson had a lot to do with that.

Via: Extra