Since we have to wait until September 23rd to see Cookie Lyon on television, Taraji P. Henson gave a little preview of her character Cookie in the pages of Harper’s Bazaar.
On her hit television show Empire, Taraji P. Henson aka Cookie Lyon is known for being very loud. A loud attitude, loud talking and VERY loud outfits! In the September 2015 spread she rocks 60’s inspired animal print while she talks about Empire, her personal style and dating!
On her favorite Empire outfit so far: “Alaïa black catsuit, hands down. I’ve even worn some of my own stuff, like my Balmain leather. I have to meet [Balmain designer] Olivier Rousteing; I need to be his friend.”
On modeling Cookie after her late father: “He had no buffer. He spoke the truth. It’s heroic because in this society we have been trained to be politically correct. Political correctness is bullsh*t. If I ask you a question right now, the first thing that comes in your mind is the truth. But we’ve all be been trained to breathe, digest the question, and manipulate the answer. Cookie doesn’t do that.”
On her personal style: “It took me a while to get on the chic bus. I was coming from the era of Lil’ Kim and Mary J. Blige, you know, ghetto fabulous. I came from nothing, I was deprived all my life, so when you get money, you go big!”
On what she looks for in a man: “He is funny, has personality; he doesn’t take himself too seriously. He need to be confident in who he is, confident to let me be who I am. And let me shine, you know? My life is only going to enhance his light.”
