Queen Latifah telling Jennifer Hudson her favorite of her own movies is a fun watch

"Sometimes you get to do something that helps you live your life right."
 By 
Shannon Connellan
 on 
Queen Latifah and Jennifer Hudson on The Jennifer Hudson Show.
Watch Next

Queen Latifah has done over 60 movies, and Jennifer Hudson wants to know which ones are her favourites.

The screen and music legend appeared on The Jennifer Hudson Show on Wednesday, and attempted to pick one title, with a little help from the audience who call out their go-to Queen Latifah movies.

"I can't pick just a favourite, you know what I mean? I love them all in different ways," says Latifah in the clip above, of course, first throwing to 1996 icon Set It Off with Jada Pinkett Smith, Vivica A. Fox, and Kimberly Elise.

"Set It Off was fun," she says. "You know, I got to go to work with my girls every day, rob banks, and bring such emotion and drama. But we had fun, we were like a sisterhood when were filming that movie, I really enjoyed that."

Latifah runs through some of her repertoire including Bessie and Taxi, but there's a solid favourite after all: 2006's Last Holiday.

"I think Last Holiday is absolutely one of my favourite movies," she says. "Sometimes you get to do something that helps you live your life right. Last Holiday was about living life to the fullest, and I really needed to live my life as if it was my last day. There's just something that shifts in you when you're doing that."

Meet The Mashable 101: the creators keeping the internet interesting. From meme-makers to movement-starters, these are the people powering our timelines today.

Topics Celebrities

A photo portrait of a journalist with blonde hair and a band t-shirt.
Shannon Connellan
UK Editor

Shannon Connellan is Mashable's UK Editor based in London, formerly Mashable's Australia Editor, but emotionally, she lives in the Creel House. A Tomatometer-approved critic, Shannon writes about everything (but not anything) across entertainment, tech, social good, science, and culture. Especially Australian horror.


Latest Videos
Patton Oswalt opens up about the moments that defined his career
By Mark Stetson and Warren Shaw
Patton Oswalt on the Say More couch talking about his new comedy album, "Black Coffee and Ice Water."

Rococo's 2025 revival, explained
Collage of a Rococo painting mixed with labubu dolls (right) and Mashable's Cristianna Silva (left)


Seth Meyers mocks Trump's Truth Social rant about the NYT
A man sits behind a talk show desk. On the left is an image of the president.

Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley reveal the real surprise in 'Hamnet'
Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley laughing during the content day for 'Hamnet'

'Stranger Things' Season 4 recap in 60 seconds
Belen Edwards recaps the story of Stranger Things leading into the premiere of Season 5

Jimmy Kimmel gleefully mocks Trump's enthusiastic reaction to meeting Mamdani
A man in a suit stands on a talk show stage, arms wide and grinning. The caption at the bottom reads, "What a turn of events."

Seth Meyers pokes fun at Trump being utterly charmed by Mamdani
Seth Meyers on Late Night, with a quote: ""That is the flirtiest I've ever heard anyone say, 'you can call me a fascist.'"

There are way too many Demogorgons in the 'Stranger Things' Season 5, Volume 1 trailer
Winona Ryder in "Stranger Things."

How romcoms made kink mainstream
A split screen shows an image of Maggie Gyllenhaal in Secretary (left) and Dakota Johnson (right; caption reads: "the evolution of the dom-com"

Which Critical Role campaign is funniest? The cast weighs in.
The cast of Critical Role in the Mashable studio. (Matthew Mercer, Marisha Ray, Travis Willingham, Ashley Johnson, Sam Riegel,  Laura Bailey, Liam O'Brien, and Taliesin Jaffe)
The biggest stories of the day delivered to your inbox.
These newsletters may contain advertising, deals, or affiliate links. By clicking Subscribe, you confirm you are 16+ and agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Thanks for signing up. See you at your inbox!