I accept that I’m, says Latifah; accepted as is and as one is it is a part of Queen Latifah’s, however; to relieve back pain led her to undergo a breast reduction surgery in 2003.
When Queen Latifah enters the room, heads turn. Even when she’s dog-tired. In sweats. Hair slicked under a trucker’s cap.
She has arrived at the Hollywood photo studio not-so-fresh from a red-eye flight from New York, hours after attending the funeral of her friend Heavy D, the rapper.
Still, someone cranks up the jams, and the actress, singer and occasional MC gets down to business: She flashes an infectious smile and transforms herself from Everyday Dana Owens into a perfectly coiffed, platform-heel-strutting diva shaking her booty to Jay-Z as cameras click. Her skinny jeans work every angle.
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Still, both incarnations command attention. Her skin glows; she could give J. Lo a run for her money. And while the stilettos heighten the lady’s already tall presence — she’s 5-foot-10 without them — it’s her unassailable comfort in her own skin that radiates a magnetic energy.
“I accept that I’m me,” says Latifah, who co-stars with Dolly Parton in the new movie Joyful Noise, opening next Friday.
Latifah, 41, unwittingly shares what she believes is the secret for her success. “I am me. I don’t have a choice! From the time I really accepted myself, everything got brighter. People were attracted to me for… continue reading
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