Viral 12-year-old Lake Charles Motivational Speaker Visits "The Jennifer Hudson Show"
Sep 24, 2025 10:24AM ● By Kelsey Swire
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On the Tuesday, September 23rd episode of “The Jennifer Hudson Show,” Jennifer welcomed 12-year-old motivational speaker James Tucker, AKA “Lil James,” from Lake Charles, LA.
Lil James started gaining popularity on social media when he was 5 years old because of his funny and outgoing personality. At age 6, he began sharing weekly motivational videos and has since gained over a million followers. Lil James tells Jennifer that it’s important to him to be positive and put a smile on people’s faces. Then he shares some words of wisdom with JHUD’s audience! He also talked about how he loves spending time with his mama.