‘Empire’ Actors Jussie Smollet, Bryshere ‘Yazz’ Gray & Trai Byers Cover Essence [Photos]

Bryshere ‘Yazz’ Gray

Meanwhile, 21-year-old Bryshere states that before the show, he was interested in youth mentoring

I would hear things like, ‘My dad was never in my life…’ and my response was, ‘My dad was never in my life…Don’t feel like you don’t matter.’

Trai Byers

Trai, whose rumored to be in a romantic relationship with co-star Grace Gealey talks about what motivates him to stay fit and sexy:

I work out for two reasons: one, because I’m an actor and two, because I’m somebody’s [future] husband. I want to be prepared for the woman God has for me.

The June issue of ESSENCE Magazine is now on news stands. 

Follow me: @theJasmineBRAND on Twitter | theJasmineBRAND on Facebook | theJasmineBRAND on Instagram