I LOVE Taraji P. Henson. I’m always thrilled when she turns up in movies or TV, and I always want the best for her. The first time I ever really paid attention to her was in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, which earned her an Oscar nomination (her first and only). She played Brad Pitt’s adoptive mother, and she and Brad reportedly got along like a house on fire – she even has a great story about hanging out with her girlfriends and Brad coming over to say hi to all of them. She just seems like a cool woman in general, and I enjoyed this short interview she did with Page Six to promote her work in Think Like A Man 2.

Taraji P. Henson. The “P” stands for Penda. Says the single mom and Best Supporting nominee for “Benjamin Button.”

“My career’s good, but I think about my family. It’s just the two of us. After the best private schools, my college son, 20, is now a writer, trying to figure it out. Needing to like what he does. He writes essays, stories, and he’s also into music.”

“Listen, we’re like the Jeffersons. Now a big LA house. To us, it’s a mansion. When his father passed away, I had only $900 to my name. And getting nominated, I blew it all on a pair of Louboutin shoes. I figured I deserved it.”

“There’s also my mama, who was my date at the Oscars. She lives in Florida, and I’ll give her anything she wants. But she doesn’t want anything. She remarried. She found her lucky sucker. So if you ask how’s Mama making it alone, you’re confused. She’s not alone. It’s me who’s alone. I’m always looking.”

“Hard to maneuver when you’re in show business. It shrinks the search pool. I don’t want an actor. I want a life partner. A real one. I had a guy, but cut to the chase. He was starstruck. They fall for the lady on-screen. Face it, I don’t wake up looking like Beyoncé. I think I’ll have to start hunting abroad. Maybe get off the Northern Continent. I know you just cannot have two narcissists together.”

About her new movie “Think Like a Man Too,” it’s: “I play Lauren. She’s single, she’s the successful CEO of a company. The cast’s unreal. Great camaraderie. Michael Ealy, La La Anthony. We could improv the whole movie.”

[From Page Six]

The way Taraji talks about her son reminds me of Sofia Vergara’s relationship with her now-adult son. Taraji and Sofia both seemed to really “hit it” in America as single mothers of nearly-adult kids, and they both talk about single parenthood with a lot of honesty, I think. Oh, and both of them are sort of widows too – Sofia’s husband died and Taraji’s partner was murdered in 1997. I’d really love for Brad to set her up with someone – Taraji needs a good man in her life!

PS… She’s so beautiful! Taraji is 43 years old. Good God. She’s a bombshell.

Photos courtesy of WENN.