Influentially Curvy: 15 Bodacious Black Women Who Celebrate Their Shape Loudly - Page 14
14. Queen Latifah, 55
Queen Latifah is a woman of several talents. Not only can she act and rap but she had her own talk show in the early 2000s. Latifah always carried herself with poise and confidence throughout her career. With all that she has done, weight has still been a topic that she could not escape.
She revealed that weight was brought up by production on the set of her 90s sitcom Living Single. In 2022, she went on The Red Table Talk and said she and her cast members were told they needed to lose a few pounds. But to her, their ratings spoke for itself. She said, “We’re on the No. 1 show among Black and Latino households in America, and you’re telling us we need to lose weight,” said Latifah of her reaction. “Maybe you’re the one with the problem because maybe you’re the one that has the issue. Because the show is a success.”
