'Empire' TV Show: Taraji P. Henson & Terrence Howard Talk Lucious & Cookie's Shocking Hookup, '17 Years Of Passion Building Up' [VIDEO]
Fox's Empire actress Taraji P. Henson has dished about her character Cookie's epic moment with Lucious Lyon on the most recent episode of the show.
Henson said in an inside look of the episode that Lucious telling the family that he is dying of ALS encouraged both of them to make a move.
"She sacrificed 17 years of her life for this. And all of a sudden she stands to lose him again."
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Terrence Howard, who plays Lucious, added, "You can see how Cookie loves him...It's been 17 years of passion building up between Lucious and Cookie."
The episode altogether was a major one for the Lyons family because Lucious hoped to gain investors' attention for his and the family's label Empire. But things took a really bad turn when Lucious collapsed just before the big night.
Jussie Smollett, who portrays Jamal, credits Cookie as getting Jamal and Hakeem to end their feud and perform together in hopes of wooing the investors.
"Cookie finally puts her foot down and is basically like 'Shut up. Do your job and let's make it work.'"
Lucious faced his illness once again when he lost his voice and couldn't speak to the investors. So he prompted Cookie to do it.
Henson said, "Lucious knows who's going to get those people to invest in the company. And it's Cookie."
Howard also said that Lucious' scary moments caused him to "see his demise" and just how bad it has gotten.
See what happens next when Empire airs Wednesdays at 9/8c on Fox.
