Sign in

Guess who doesn’t care about Cookie Lyon’s style! Taraji P Henson

Taraji says that some actresses get caught up with what their character would and would not wear but she’s personally too busy paying attention to her lines.

Published on: Aug 9, 2016, 15:14:37 IST
By , Beverly Hills
Share
Share via
  • facebook
  • twitter
  • linkedin
  • whatsapp
Copy link
  • copy link

Viewers may pay a lot of attention to what Taraji P Henson wears as Cookie on Fox’s Empire, but guess who doesn’t? The actor herself.

Taraji says that some actresses get caught up with what their character would and would not wear but she’s personally too busy paying attention to her lines. (FX)
Taraji says that some actresses get caught up with what their character would and would not wear but she’s personally too busy paying attention to her lines. (FX)

“It’s not my job,” Henson told TV critics Monday at a bi-annual press event.

She added that some actresses get caught up with what their character would and would not wear but she’s personally too busy paying attention to her lines.

The third season of Empire will pat a lot of attention to Taraji’s character on the show, Cookie. (FX)
The third season of Empire will pat a lot of attention to Taraji’s character on the show, Cookie. (FX)

That’s not to say that some outfits have caused her to have colourful commentary.

“I remember one outfit I looked like I had aluminum foil on,” another time “a sushi roll,” and then there was a time she wore what resembled “fur noodles.” But, in the end, she’s fine with what’s picked for her.

Read: Oscar winners are coming to TV - Julianne Moore, De Niro team up for TV series

“I’m not the costumer. I tell them bring it to me, I’ll put it on and make it work.”

Executive producer Ilene Chaiken teased Taye Digg’s arc in season three, saying he enters the show interacting with Jussie Smollett’s Jamal, but he quickly becomes “all about Cookie.”

Article image

Also teased, a possible spinoff on Cookie. First, she’d logically have to separate herself from her on again, off again love, Luscious. That, Chaiken says, she will try to do in season three.

Follow @htshowbiz for more

Catch every big hit, every wicket with Crickit, a one stop destination for Live Scores, Match Stats, Infographics & much more. Explore now!.

Get more updates from Bollywood, Taylor Swift, Hollywood, Music and Web Series along with Latest Entertainment News at Hindustan Times.