How does it feel to wake up every morning and look at an Oscar?
JENNIFER HUDSON: (LAUGHING) Well, I am taking it day by day. There is a lot happening at once but I am staying grounded. That is what is important. But yes, the Oscar is there at home in Chicago. It must be very difficult to be maintain some privacy and have a life. I’m sure you’re recognized everywhere you go. How do you deal with that? Oh yes. The publicity around Sex and the City, the awards, Dreamgirls … it’s a whole new world. It is taking some time to get used but I’m just me, I’m the same person, but people don’t view me that way anymore. Even my sister can’t go to work without being approached or treated differently. That’s not really fair because I was the one who wanted this, not my family. But we’re dealing with it, you just have to work differently and look at everything as a challenge. How did you become a gay icon so quickly? Right now I’m looking at your MySpace page and it looks like you have hundreds of gay friends. Oh really? I wouldn’t be surprised. That’s for real
