Jennifer Hudson is reflecting on how relating to Aretha Franklin's life story helped her portray the soul legend in the upcoming biopic Respect.
Speaking with InStyle for the magazine's August cover story, the actress and singer admits of taking on the role of Franklin, "As an actor, you have to go to your own real places."
"I don't think I would have been able to dig that deep or connect in a way had I not been through things myself," said Hudson, 39.
While the star didn't touch on specifics, there are scenes in Respect that deal heavily with grief and pain, including the death of Franklin's mother Barbara (Audra McDonald) and the late singer's abusive relationship with her first husband, Ted White (Marlon Wayans).
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For Hudson, personal losses have included that of her mother Darnell Donerson and brother Jason, who were found fatally shot in 2008, inside the house she grew up in on Chicago's
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