14 DAY TRIAL // For the past few days, a rumor concerning Oscar-nominee Gabourey Sidibe has been picking up pace: that she was wanted for a gig as host of Saturday Night Live. Though no official announcement has been made to date, E! Online has confirmation that the “Precious” star will, indeed, appear on the show in one of the upcoming episodes.
Outspoken radio personality Howard Stern said a while ago that, because of her weight, Sidibe would hardly find any work in the future because, obviously, her own body was the obstacle in getting more parts in movies. As expected, his words caused quite a storm online, with most taking Gabby’s side and saying talent alone would be enough for her to continue doing films. Should the report be confirmed, the star’s supporters were right on the money.
“Dear Howard Stern, Gabourey Sidibe is doing just fine, thank you very much! Despite the shock jock’s controversial remarks that the Precious Oscar nominee will have trouble getting more work in Hollywood because of her size, a source exclusively tells me that... Ms. Sidibe is going to be hosting an upcoming episode of Saturday Night Live! ‘It literally just happened,’ my source said of the deal,” E! writes.
“No word on an exact date yet. Jennifer Lopez hosts this Saturday, followed by Tina Fey and Ryan Phillippe. And as most of us already know, Betty White gets the honors on May 8. SNL is not – we repeat, not – the only gig Sidibe has scored since her feature film debut. She has a recurring role on Showtime’s upcoming The Big C, about a teacher (Laura Linney) living with cancer. Sidibe plays one of her sassy students. The series, which is set to premiere in August, also costars Oliver Platt,” the same report goes on to say, offering more arguments to prove Stern wrong.
So far, Sidibe’s camp has been unavailable for comment on the SNL rumor. Based on the saying that there’s rarely smoke without a fire, fans are hoping for a confirmation soon. When that comes, rest assured you will find out about it here.