Feb 11, 2011 19:51 GMT  ·  By

Singer and actress Jennifer Hudson has definitely never looked as stunning as she does these days. It’s not just the weight loss though that does it for her, but the confidence that comes with her new figure as well, as her latest interview with Oprah reveals.

Jennifer was on Oprah just recently and, among other things, she also revealed the exact number of pounds she lost: a whopping 80 pounds in total, 10 dress sizes.

Fans must know that the singer has set on a journey to a slimmer self a while back, being named official Weight Watchers spokesperson in April last year.

In less than a year, she’s lost a lot of weight, at the same time turning her life around by starting to eat healthier and get more exercise.

While she’s been very open about the method behind her weight loss, she has never revealed just how many pounds she lost, as the video below will also confirm.

Enter Oprah. On her show, Jennifer revealed that she dropped 80 pounds, going from a size 16 to a slender size 6. She doesn’t plan on losing more weight though.

“It’s like a brand new me. Sometimes I don’t even recognize myself!” Jennifer gushed. This is where she stops as far as losing weight goes. “That 4 and that 2 and that 0 is not for me,” she says.

Also on the show, Jennifer offered fans tips on how to lose weight or stay in shape: she says she cooks all the meals herself and gets a lot of cardio. She does treadmill and rope-jumping most often.

Oprah also got the singer to open up about the family tragedy that befell her in 2008, when her mother, her brother and her nephew were gunned down.

“The only thing I can do to honor their memory is to make them proud,” the singer says fighting back tears.

She says she managed to overcome the sorrow of losing her family members with the help of “my family, my baby and God.”