Friday, April 15, 2011 at 6:19 AM

Natural beauty: Jennifer Hudson earns her stripes as she goes make-up free for a casual walk in Los Angeles spring sunshine

By Jody Thompson
Last updated at 12:35 PM on 15th April 2011
She's been sporting a host of figure-hugging dress of late to emphasis her remarkable weight loss - but Jennifer Hudson was keeping decidedly casual yesterday out and about in Los Angeles.
Wearing a casual navy and yellow striped maxi dress, the star was also make-up free with her tousled hair sporting that fashionable 'just got out of bed' look.
The 29-year-old mother-of-one had also wowed earlier in the week when she sang live on Dancing With The Stars.
Scroll down to see Jennifer perform on this week's Dancing With The Stars...

Au naturel: Beautiful Jennifer was having a stroll yesterday in sunny Beverly Hills, Los Angeles

Earning her stripes: The star was make-up free and wearing a navy and yellow maxi dress with tan platform sandals

Backed by a 46-piece orchestra for the week's classical themed show, she debuted new song Don't Look Down in a beautiful purple frock as well as her song Feeling Good.

The star is now 80lbs lighter than when she shot to fame on the 2004 series of American Idol, where she was a wildcard contestant.
Since then, she's gone of the win an Oscar for her role in Dreamgirls and recently, she embarked on a rigourous Weight Watchers and fitness regime to win her own battle of the bulge.

Stunning: The star, pictured left at this year's Oscars and right in 2007, has lost a dramatic of weight

She has since dropped from a U.S. size 16 to a size 6, losing a staggering 80 pounds, and is currently promoting new album, her second, I Remember Me.
The album is her first studio effort since the tragic murders of her 57-year-old mother, Darnell Donnerson, her 29-year-old brother, Jason Hudson and seven-year-old nephew Justin King in 2008.
She says she chose the title of her new album to reflect the changes which have taken place in her life, including becoming a mother to son David, now 20 months.
She said: ' I came up with the title as I always say that in 29 years I feel like I have lived four different lives. I almost can't even recognise that person from ten years ago.
'I'm looking at me now and I'm like, 'Who am I?', not just physically, but even when I look around at my environment, this wasn't here ten years ago and I wasn't who I am today.
'The way to identify myself is from my hands and from a familiar face. Those are the things that make me say, 'Oh, I remember this, I remember that, I remember me and who I used to be.' That's where the name of the album came from.'
Jennifer’s single I Remember Me is out now, with her album out in the UK on April 25.