Aretha Franklin was left “highly insulted” earlier this month after she was asked to become the latest celebrity spokesperson for weight-loss giant Jenny Craig. The Queen of Soul — who tips the scales at nearly 300 pounds nowadays — turned them down flat.
Whoa there, Queen! Are you sure you don’t want to rethink that one?
This wouldn’t have been Ms. Aretha’s first soiree with Jenny. The 67-year-old singer signed up with the company two years ago and dropped 25 pounds on a 1,750 calorie-a-day diet. Aretha quit Jenny Craig a few months later, complaining that she was “always starving.”
In the June 2007 issue of Sister 2 Sister Magazine, Aretha said: “I lost 23 or 24 pounds to begin with, but it’s kind of a strain when you get to 23 or 24 pounds. That’s why I got off of it. It’s a strain because you’re eating the Jenny Craig-type meals, which are very good. But you can only eat them for so long before you want some barbecue ribs or some pigs feet. Once you get off that Jenny Craig thing and you start eating what you’ve been eating, it’s all over.”
Lots of folks have fallen head over heels in love with Ms. Aretha’s over-the-top inauguration hat.
The Detriot-based hatmaker who made the headwear soul legend Aretha Franklin wore to the inauguration of President Barack Obama has been inundated with orders for the the grey hat with a Swarovski rhinestone-bordered bow. Read the rest of this entry »
Aretha Franklin, also known as “I’m The Queen of Soul-And Don’t You Ever Forget It,” created a big stir at Tuesday’s historic inauguration of President Barack Obama when she appeared on the West Front of the Capitol for an over-the-top performance of “My Country, Tis of Thee” wearing a flamboyant church hat.
She did a helluva of job with the song, but that hat is fug. Sorry, Queen.
Aretha Franklin will lend her legendary vocals to next month’s historic presidential inauguration.
The powerhouse songstress will perform at President-Elect Barack Obama’s inauguration in the Nation’s Capital on January 20, congressional leaders announced Wednesday.
The program line-up will also include a prayer by Pastor Rick Warren and a cello performance by Yo-Yo Ma.
Swooping to the rescue complete with red tights and a cape, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has offered to save Aretha Franklin’s home from foreclosure, just as long as she promises to never wear fur again. Read the rest of this entry »
