Liza Minnelli reveals rare traits she is looking for in new lover after series of failed romances

Liza Minnelli has not ruled out romance and said that she would happily date several very different types of men.

In an extract from her book Kids, Wait Until You Hear This! obtained by PEOPLE magazine, the 79-year-old star shared her humorous wish list for future relationships.

She wrote, “Ideally, I’d like to date an older elegant man who dresses beautifully and is filthy rich."

"Then I’d like to date a 40-year-old guy who is passionate about something. I don’t care what.

"Then I’d like to date an 18 year old, who I see twice a week and whose name I don’t know.”

Minnelli has previously been married four times, to Peter Allen, Jack Haley Jr., Mark Gero and David Gest.

Her final marriage, to the late Gest, began in March 2002 but the pair separated the following year before officially divorcing in 2007.

Reflecting on the relationship, the Arthur actress said she felt trapped at the time.

She wrote: "I clearly wasn’t sober when I married this clown.

“He didn’t just control everything I ate, from morning to night. he controlled the people I saw and spoke to on the phone.

“He screened my calls. In truth, I was his prisoner."