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Jennifer Hudson and Reba McEntire shared memories of being intimidated when meeting Aretha Franklin.
She scared me to death.
Hudson met Franklin opening for the Queen of Soul in 2003.
I remember giving her flowers, Hudsontold Buzzfeed.
I remember taking photos with her.
Aretha was very quiet.
She didnt say much back then.
Hudson was handpicked by Franklin herself to star in the biopicRespect.And McEntire covered the song Respect in 1988.
