Jennifer Hudson’s rise to $20M stardom.

The singer and actress adds a new role — Voice coach — to her stellar résumé

Jennifer Hudson was struggling to get noticed as a singer when a little show called American Idol came along. Though she didn’t win, she used her exposure on the show to become an Oscar-winning actress and put out Grammy-winning music, earning a $20 million fortune along the way. Now J-hud, 36, is mentoring other young singers on

The Voice. “To come from a place like that,” she reflects, “where once I was a contestant and [now] the chair’s turning around for other hopefuls…i was very emotional about it.”

“Dreams do come true. If anyone’s proof of that, it’s me.” Jennifer