Overview
- Hudson, hosting The Jennifer Hudson Show, was surprised Thursday, May 7, when her son David Otunga Jr., 16, walked onstage with a pound cake and flowers.
- David told her he baked the dessert using her mother’s special pound cake recipe as a Mother’s Day gift.
- Hudson stood, hugged him, and cried as the audience applauded and producers revealed the planned surprise.
- She explained to viewers that the pound cake is a long-running family tradition that he now makes for birthdays, holidays, and other special days.
- Hudson shares David with ex-fiancé David Otunga Sr., and coverage noted he similarly moved her in December 2025 with a recorded cover of one of her songs.