Is Gabourey Sidibe Getting Her Own Makeup Line?
by Justin Fenner | 4:55 pm, August 16th, 2010 Actress Gabourey Sidibe’s IMDB page is pretty quiet for someone who’s been nominated for an Academy Award, but that could be because she’s working on a lucrative side project. WWD reports that the “Precious” star showed up at last night’s party for Annmarie Iverson’s new book, “In Fashion,” having been invited by another famous guest. Perhaps the most surprising arrival of the night was “Precious” star Gabourey Sidibe, who said she had just finished “The Big C” for Showtime. Her connection to the party was apparently through Bobbi Brown, who had done the actress’s makeup for the Golden Globes. There was talk that Sidibe had been in the Bobbi Brown offices that day, discussing the possibility of doing a color cosmetics collection, but no one involved with the company would confirm the report. We’re happy that a deserving young woman might be getting her slice of the celebrity-name-licensing pie — especially a young woman who’s so outside of
