Taye Diggs’ adolescent son has told him “not to date any 20-year-olds”.
The 53-year-old actor has a 14-year-old son, Walker, with ‘Frozen’ star Idina Menzel, whom he married from 2003 to 2014. When asked what advise his son provides him, he confessed that it is largely about the ages of the women he chooses to see.
He told People: “You know what? He gives me advice. To not date any 20 year olds!”
The ‘Private Practice’ star and Idina, 53, ended their marriage after running into some “very complicated” circumstances, and he later dated ‘Selling Sunset’ star Amanza Smith, 47, from 2014 until 2019.
He was most recently associated to 37-year-old singer Apryl Jones, beginning in late 2021.
His remarks came just weeks after former ‘Wicked’ actress Idina Menzel, who is now married to fellow Broadway star Aaron Lohr, said that her son was “great” but that she had to learn to adapt to being the parent of a teenager and not take things too “personally” during those difficult years.
She said: “He’s great. He’s a teenager, but he still hugs me once in a while so I’ll take that.
“What surprises me is just how mercurial it is, one minute they want nothing to do with you, and the next minute they really show you how much they need you.
“You really have to be on your toes and be willing to get out of their way and out of your own way and not take things too personally. Know that they feel your love but they also need their space.”
