Gabourey Sidibe’s mom Alice Tan Ridley has poured cold water over the controversy surrounding her daughter’s October Elle Magazine cover. She told Breaking Celebrity News.com: "My daughter looks beautiful – that’s all that matters."

The 27-year-old Precious star is one of four women to grace four separate covers of the fashion bible with her smiling face tightly cropped. She is wearing a green dress.

But the happy image has sparked outrage with several commentators claiming that Gabby’s skin was lightened for the cover.

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But her singer mom – who took part in this season’s America’s Got Talent – doesn’t understand what all the fuss is about.

She told Breaking Celebrity News: “Look, there