Jennifer Hudson's "favourite" accessories are necklaces with heart charms.
Jennifer Hudson
The 35-year-old singer has revealed she has "always" been attracted to love hearts, and her obsession with the shape has led her to wear jewellery with the form attached to the product or intricately etched into her possessions.
Speaking about her fashion obsession in the April issue of InStyle magazine, the brunette beauty said: "I've always loved hearts. My favourite necklaces have heart charms on them, and the base of my mic stand is shaped like one."
The 'The Voice UK' judge has revealed her fascination with heart-shaped products started six years ago when she first discovered energy stones modelled in her preferred outline, which she started to collect to help her "stay centred".
She explained: "Six years ago, I discovered heart-shaped energy stones and began keeping them with me to stay centered. I'm extremely sensitive to the energies of my surroundings and the people around me. I can walk into a venue and sense if a show is going to go well. Now, even in the craziest moments, I'm able to channel my most peaceful state by holding a stone. I have about 20 of them total, and I always take a few with me everywhere I go, from the recording studio to the red carpet."
Although the 'Spotlight' hitmaker carries a gem around with her at all times, she will leave them behind when she performs on stage.
She said: "The only time I'm without one is when I'm onstage, but an energy stone is always the last thing I touch before walking out to perform. I really believe they help you when you need them most. I figure that everything I do comes from the heart, so why not carry hearts too?
"I feel closest to [my] jade stone, which is associated with peace. It's the one I have with me most often. But there's actually a pretty crazy story behind that stone, because [in 2011] it disappeared for a while. I was in New York City recording my 'I Remember Me' album, and I had that stone with me the entire time. The night before the album release party, I put it on my nightstand - and when I woke up the next morning, it was gone. My team and I searched all over and flipped the hotel room inside out, but it was just nowhere to be found.
"Two years later, I was back in New York to record my 'JHUD' album. My assistant and I were walking near the same recording studio, and he suddenly stopped and said, 'Jennifer, look.' I looked down, and I saw the same exact heart-shaped stone sitting in the street, not far from where I'd lost it. It was beaten up, and it had obviously been in the rain and run over by cars."
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