Overview

• Hudson said she was invited to host Saturday Night Live in 2006 following her Oscar-winning role in Dreamgirls but declined because public speaking intimidated her.
• She made the revelation on the May 29 episode of The Jennifer Hudson Show while talking with Dreamgirls co-star Eddie Murphy and SNL alum Keke Palmer.
• Murphy urged her to take on both hosting and musical guest duties if she decides to appear on the live sketch series.
• Palmer, who hosted SNL in 2022, told Hudson she would “kill it” if she went on as host.
• Now an EGOT winner, Hudson admitted she might feel more prepared today yet still finds the prospect of a live hosting gig nerve-racking.