Jennifer Hudson: No place like home
'SUPPORT SYSTEM' | Singer-actress says she wants to raise family here
Jennifer Hudson wants to come home.
In an interview with "Access Hollywood," the Chicago native pegged her hometown as the place to raise her family -- which she looks to expand.
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Jennifer Hudson
The songbird recently gave birth to her son, David, with fiance David Otunga.
"Chicago would definitely be it because that is where all the family is. I feel like he should be surrounded by family," Hudson said in the piece that aired Tuesday.
"That's where the biggest support system is and if we live somewhere else, then we will have to bring the family wherever we are."
Hudson said she and her sister Julia lean on each other for support especially after last year's murders of their family members.
"You know, we are family. All we have is each other," Hudson said.
On Oct. 24, 2008, Hudson's mother and brother were found shot to death in their Englewood home, and her 7-year-old nephew was found dead of gunshot wounds three days later. Hudson's estranged brother-in-law, William Balfour, has been charged with the murders.
The Oscar and Grammy winner also said she wants more children.
"I'd like to have at least one more, a little girl," she said.
"I want a girl and then maybe another one. You know, one baby at a time."
Next month, Hudson's holiday special, "I'll Be Home for Christmas," will air on ABC and feature locations from Hudson's childhood.