Charlize Theron opens up about dating preferences

Charlize Theron finds romantic relationships with peers in the entertainment industry to be off-limits.

The actress, 49, lifted the lid on her dating preferences in a recent episode of Call Her Daddy after her split from model Alex Dimitrijevic in November 2024.

“No, my God. No, no, no,” responded Theron when host Alex Cooper, 30, asked if she wanted “a man in the industry.”

“I don't think that dating somebody in my industry is a smart thing,” said the Oscar winner. “I'm not saying it's impossible. I'm not saying that it's not binary. I just think that in general it's not a good thing for me.”

Theron, who previously dated Dimitrijevic for 18 months before splitting in November 2024, also revealed that she keeps parenting and dating separate.

“I don't have to share them with somebody,” she said of daughters Jackson and August. “I love that I don't have to run every f****** thing by a guy.”

Theron also said she has strong boundaries with her lovers. “I can tell that no man's moving into our house while my daughters are there,” the Old Guard star added.

Theron also slammed dating apps as "a f****** clown show,” joking that profile red flags include Burning Man photos, photos with other women, or a "selfie in your closet of your hand in a jean pocket.”

The Mad Max: Fury Road actress also shared that while she’s open to long-term commitment, that does not include marriage. “I'm not missing a relationship. I'm not missing the partnership that I think people think you miss when you're me,” said Theron.

“I did just recently f*** a 26-year-old and it was really f****** amazing and I've never done that,” she admitted.

Theron stars in The Old Guard 2, the sequel to 2020’s action-fantasy hit, premiering July 2 on Netflix. The actress-producer also has the films Apex and The Odyssey in the works.