Fantasia Barrino To Gain 40 Pounds For Role

As one American Idol contestant strips off the pounds, another is gearing up to gain them!

Idol alum Jennifer Hudson has captivated everyone with her remarkable weightloss in her weight watchers commercials… and now Fantastia Barrino is planning to gain forty pounds.

Barrino has signed on to play soul singer Mahalia Jackson in an upcoming film. Her rep tells Radar Online that the she has been asked to gain 35-40 pounds for the part.

Hudson herself had been asked to gain weight for her role in Dreamgirls, while Beyonce had been asked to strip 20 pounds away from her frame.

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