Jennifer Hudson's Son David Looks All Grown Up as She Shares Rare Photo of Him on His 15th Birthday

Mar. 15, 2025

Jennifer Hudson and son David.Photo:Jennifer Hudson/Instagram

Jennifer Hudson/Instagram

Jennifer Hudsonis showering her son with love on his birthday.

The EGOT winner, 42, shared a rare photo of her son,David Daniel Otunga Jr., on Saturday, Aug. 10, marking his 15th birthday.

Hudson, who has kept her son mostly out of the spotlight during his childhood, shares son David with herex-fiancé, former WWE StarDavid Otunga.

Ahead of David’s birthday, the mother-son duo attended a Chicago White Sox game, where Hudson threw out the first pitch on Friday, Aug. 9. The Chicago native’s appearance celebrated the return of her talk showThe Jennifer Hudson Show, which comes back this fall.

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She and David also snapped a fun photo with the White Sox mascot, Southpaw.

Though theDreamgirlsactress doesn’t frequently about David, she does celebrate major life moments, such as birthdays andgraduations.

Jennifer Hudson and her son David.Sophie Fritz/startraksphoto.com

Sophie Fritz/startraksphoto.com

When David was born in 2009,Hudson told PEOPLEabout how even at one month old, he was already interested in music.

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Hudson also joked that when her son cried, she would try to harmonize with him.

source: people.com