(Cover) - EN Showbiz - Jennifer Hudson has welcomed Jessica Simpson to the Weight Watchers family.

The Oscar winner is a spokeswoman for the weight loss company and lost 80lbs using the programme.

And new mother Jessica Simpson has also just started the regime in her bid to lose her post-pregnancy pounds after giving birth to daughter Maxwell last month.

"Oh I think she'll do alright get yourself back into those daisy dukes girl!" Jennifer joked to Entertainment Tonight.

The Dreamgirls star also spoke about the foundation that she has set up in honour of her late nephew Julian King who was murdered along with her mother and brother three years ago.

"It's very emotional and very uplifting at the same time because this was our way of turning a negative into a positive," Jennifer said about the slain seven-year-old.

"Julian was a very smart child and very into education, and so we wanted to carry that on in his memory." (C) Cover Media