Rocking her natural hair for the cover of Essence, Viola Davis talks with the publication about finding the love of her live thanks to God.

In the October issue of the magazine, the actress explained that with the help of prayer the perfect man entered her life in the blink of an eye.

“I asked for a husband who was emotionally available, someone who was older, someone who maybe had a family before,” she says. “I like older men. Someone from the South. Someone who loves God more than he loves himself.”

As soon as she asked for it, her wish was granted.

“I met my husband three and a half weeks later, an ex-football player from Austin, Texas,” says Davis, 48. “On one our first dates, he took me to church.”

she has been married to her husband, actor Julius Tennon, since 2003. They adopted a daughter, Genesis, in 2011.

Davis has spoken before about how her husband has encouraged her not to wear her wigs outside her professional life – and says now that taking off the wig is a powerful act.

“I had to defend myself as an artist, but I found myself defending myself as a dark-skinned black woman in front of people who did not know my life,” she says. “I took my wig off because I no longer wanted to apologize for who I am.”

The October issue of Essence hits newsstands Friday.

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