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Laverne Cox has spoken about her boyfriend of eight months, calling the relationship ‘incredible.’
The Orange Is the New Black star also revealed that she didn’t wear make up on the couple’s first date.
‘Love is so incredibly healing’
The trans activist made the admissions in an interview with Access Hollywood.
Laverne said on the show: ‘I’m in love.’
She furthermore added: ‘It’s incredible. Love is so incredibly healing. It’s weird talking about this on TV but I’m just so happy.
‘When you’re happy you kind of want to like just… love is life saving.’
‘I’m a Tinder girl’
Discussing how she found love, she said: ”Honestly I’m a Tinder girl,’ adding: ‘I feel like if you want to date, you have to be on the dating apps. You have to be on the apps to be in the game.’
The actress also revealed that the pair have met each other’s parents, saying: ‘Everyone gets along.’ She furthermore added: ‘His family are amazing. My mom loves him!’
Speaking about not wearing make up on the first date, she also said: ‘I’m not going to put effort into a guy that I don’t know yet. You might not look like his pictures. You might smell.’
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