Empire actress, Taraji P. Henson is on a tour of South Africa
Empire star in South Africa.
The Il Paviglione Room at The Michelangelo Hotel was brought to a standstill when international actress Taraji P. Henson and Nandi Madida graced the stage for an informal but very profound conversation. Henson’s second time in South Africa promises to be bigger and better than the first time she graced our shores in 2016. Since her last visit she has since released her novel titled ‘Around The Way Girl’, she has also starred in an award-nominated film Hidden Figures and the most recently released Acrimony. She has also launched the Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation in honour of her late father.
“He lived in his truth and that’s what this is about. He taught me to live in my truth because when you know who you are no one can use you against you,” Henson said. She further elaborated that when seeking help for herself and her son it was difficult as none of the therapists they found could relate to the black struggle. “My son and I have suffered a couple of traumatic experiences so when it came time to get help there was no help that looked like us… it isn’t even about race you just have to be culturally competent,” said Henson.
She noted that she was shocked at the love South Africans have for her. “That blew me away! I knew I would love the country, I mean I feel at home here,” she said when asked what surprised her the most about South Africa. Henson will include checking out South African designers’ work as part of her itinerary while she is in SA. She will be working on more animation films in future and she has a new film coming out soon.
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