“It was my dream to have all of us at this grand Thanksgiving or Christmas table, and we all sit and eat together that was my goal at 16,” Hudson said.

The singer, 42, is on this week's finale episode of Your Mama’s Kitchen: Conversations from the Heart of the Home podcast this week to talk about her family life. When asked about siblings, Hudson had a surprising story to tell.


“Your father had a big personality,” host Michele Norris said. “And you went with your siblings and went and found him at some point and found that you had a lot more siblings?”

“Yes, a lot of us. Apparently he had 27 children,” Hudson shared.

A shocked Norris noted “that’s a lot of children,” before the EGOT winner went on to explain that she never met them all, but "that's what we were always told." She said that when she found out about them at 16, she wanted to look deeper into her family.

“It was my dream to have all of us at this grand Thanksgiving or Christmas table, and we all sit and eat together — that was my goal at 16,” she explained.

The talk show host explained that she ended up meeting six or seven of them along with the siblings she grew up with, Jason and Julia.


“We found quite a few of us,” she said, adding, “And I'm the youngest of all of them.”

As for them finding out about her, Hudson said it was her father’s side of the family that helped unite the siblings she ended up meeting.

“When my grandma on his side passed, my siblings over there were like, ‘Y’all got a sister that can really sing, you should meet her,’” she revealed. “And eventually we all came together.”

Hudson is the mother to a son, 14-year-old David Daniel Otunga Jr. who she shares with ex David Otunga. Last year, she brought him to the White House for Juneteenth and later opened up about the importance of raising a young Black man in her cover story for Real Simple.

"I want my son to be a part of those things—and his cousins and friends,” she said. “Little David has a really big heart, and he always wants to include them. So I said, 'I’ll sing, but I have to bring my boys.’”

"And I told the guys, 'When you all get old and you have children, you’re going to say, ‘I was there for the first Juneteenth.' And to be able to sing for it—that’s something I will never forget."

On the podcast, Hudson spoke about wanting her son to grow up around family, explaining, "I love to try to make sure he has the closest thing to him... just making sure he has his cousins circle and that base and foundation. That's part of why I had moved back to Chicago, because I wanted him to have the surroundings of his family around him growing up."

"Now we're here in L.A. and so we make a point to like, have our Sunday dinners. That's one thing that's very important," she continued. "And then he has cousins that come in and out. One of them is here right now. And so to keep that family burning... So he has that same upbringing or going to see the loved ones I talked to."


"We have a huge family. People like the fact that y'all are this close and your family is this big. Like, all of us are still very connected," she added.

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This is a big discovery, 27 children for one man is a lot, so african americans also give birth to many kids

God1000:
This is a big discovery, 27 children for one man is a lot, so african americans also give birth to many kids

More than African men.

Same with their women.

With multiple fathers too.

Roboto11:


More than African men.

Same with their women.

With multiple fathers too.

black man is very good in reproduction

Blackman is blackman no matter the location

It's okay

American fela

Only thing they know how to do.

Use to be like that in India but gradually reducing due to western education penetration

I’ve found out. Life continues. Pointless report.

Hope they are all from a proper relationship (like marriage)?

Bullfallo:
Only thing they know how to do

It's not the only thing they know how to do.

But yes, they procreate.

Remember, China and India each have a higher population.

God1000:
wow, black man is very good in reproduction

It's a blessing.

They should take care of them better though.

They go all over the space looking for gossips to share with no single benefit,


But just mention Crypto, and you see this same people foaming in the mouth, and calling others lazy.


Can you guys list one benefit that lift your financial status by scratching the web all day, all week, all months and years, just for family gossips?


To think Seun priorities these gossips than something that could upgrade the youths standard of living speaks disgraceful volumes.

Was shocked to see a 31 year old Black American janitor with 33 kids.

Also in the North, seen a couple of 35 - 38 year old cab drivers proudly say they have 22 kids.

Whites have discovered lasers since 1940s, been flying since late 1930s.

Blacks hardly use their brains 🧠 na their 🍌 diicks.

Just imagine where Africa would have been if we hadn't been colonised.

If I wasn't a Negro, would have been a blatant racist. No wonder Whites , Arabs, Chinese even the dirty Indians don't respect us.

Imagine, I work on public health programs and adults have to be told not to defecate in the water they use to cook and drink in 2024 not 16th Century.

That man is a prolific fúcker

If this isn't love...then tell me what it is.




She sang it all in 2008

That man go pay child support tire

His finances will be so messed up

27 Children..

That is a complete football team ⚽⚽⚽

With Reserve players.

Noty business

That's the developed Countries ooo...27 Children not a bad idea though 🤩🥰😍💪🤣🇳🇬🇺🇸🇮🇱

God1000:
“It was my dream to have all of us at this grand Thanksgiving or Christmas table, and we all sit and eat together that was my goal at 16,” Hudson said.



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Blacck man na mostly menace.

As soon as this news hit Warri, expect one pikin to burst out from dia!

Kobicove:
That man go pay child support tire

His finances will be so messed up

Akata no dey do child support.

God1000:
This is a big discovery, 27 children for one man is a lot, so african americans also give birth to many kids

It runs in the blood bro....he didn't do nothing bad

the father took the great assignment "GO INTO THE WORLD AND MULTIPLY" very seriously

God1000:
This is a big discovery, 27 children for one man is a lot, so african americans also give birth to many kids

Yes they do and quite early too. You'll see a grandmother and her grandkids almost look like her kids.

LexngtonSteele:
Was shocked to see a 31 year old Black American janitor with 33 kids.

Also in the North, seen a couple of 35 - 38 year old cab drivers proudly say they have 22 kids.

Whites have discovered lasers since 1940s, been flying since late 1930s.

Blacks hardly use their brains 🧠 na their 🍌 diicks.

Just imagine where Africa would have been if we hadn't been colonised.

If I wasn't a Negro, would have been a blatant racist. No wonder Whites , Arabs, Chinese even the dirty Indians don't respect us.

Imagine, I work on public health programs and adults have to be told not to defecate in the water they use to cook and drink in 2024 not 16th Century.

this is a strong statement to make