Taraji P. Henson wants to meet a guy who will let her "shine".
The 'Empire' actress - who has a 21-year-old son Marcell from a past relationship - is currently single and is looking for a man who doesn't take himself seriously and won't try to change her.
Asked her type, she said: "He is funny, has personality, he doesn't take himself too seriously. He needs to be confident in who he is, confident to let me be who I am. And let me shine, you know? My light is only going to enhance his light."
But the 44-year-old actress admits she has always been cautious about dating and having guys around her son.
She added in an interview with Harper's Bazaar magazine: "My dad said to him, 'People are going to try to be your friend because of what your mother does.' That stuck.
"Even guys who try to be a mentor to him - because, you know, his father was murdered when Marcell was nine - so I was very particular about not dating.
"I don't want to just bring a man around. Marcell knows how to gauge, Are you here for me, or do you like my mother?"
Despite experiencing a surge in popularity and being recognised more since she was cast as Cookie Lyon in 'Empire', Taraji insists she isn't interested in being a celebrity.
She said: "It's hard. But I'm a woman now; I have a kid who's 21. I'm not sensationalised; I'm not all into the celebrity.
"This is a job. I love what I do, but I am clear it is a job."
- BangShowBiz
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