MUMBAI: Actress Laverne Cox, who is known for her role on the popular show Orange Is The New Black, said she is back in the dating business and has found love.

Laverne spoke on the Ellen DeGeneres show, shooting remotely, Eonline.com reported.

"Laverne is in love again. It feels amazing," she shared with Ellen DeGeneres and "Love is an incredible thing. It's literally this chemical thing that's awesome."

While the actress did not reveal the identity of her boyfriend, she is clearly smitten by him.

"He's a really great guy. I didn't expect it. I thought he was just gonna be this hot dude I was gonna be hanging out with and then it just kind of happened," Laverne said.

The actress added: "We've been hanging out for six months and we went really slowly... The word 'love' just sort of happened around November/December."