The Love Life of Lupita Nyong’o, The First African Actress to Win an Oscar, Know more about her career and relationships…

Updated On March 18, 2024 | Published By: Chirlot Sharma | In Affair , Relationship

Lupita Nyong’o, the first African Actress to win Academy Award, had a long list of relationships in her history.
So, let’s dive in to know more about the matter.

Source: Glamour (Lupita Nyong'o) — Source: Glamour (Lupita Nyong’o)

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Dating Chiwetel Ejiofor

It was around 2012 in the Gregorian calendar when the rumors emerged. The rumor had that Lupita was dating Chiwetel Ejiofor, her co-star in the critically acclaimed movie, 12 Years a Slave.

lds — Source: lovebirdsblog.com (Lupita and Ejiofor)

Sources said Nyong’o had an on-set romance with Ejiofor while they were filming the drama for Steve McQueen. But it was later told that the love match fizzled once the movie wrapped.

Wavin’ Flag with K’Naan?

Nyong’o was reportedly in a relationship with Keinan Abdi Warsame, better known by his stage name K’naan, a Somali-Canadian poet, rapper, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist.

They were spotted cuddling each other during Nyongo’s first post-Academy Award TV appearance in 2013.

lupita-knaan — Source: Lipstick Alley (Nyong’o & K’Naan)

The couple, however, reportedly broke off somewhere in 2014.

Romance with Magnet-(o)-ic Michael Fassbender

Michael Fassbender was said to have been romancing his 12 Years A Slave co-star on and off in 2013.

Lupita grew close to Michael when they were filming the Academy Award-winning biopic. She professed that they shared a “ritual” where they’d “look into each other’s eyes” and an “embrace” to help them face up with the vigor of the scenes which they were working on.

The screen beauty explained:

“Michael and I had a ritual that we never even really spoke about – we would make nice right before a scene, and then we’d make nice after a scene. Just looking into each other’s eyes, an embrace, a squeeze of the hands – that would button the scene.”

Source: lovebirdsblog.com (Lupita with Fassbender)

The couple reportedly separated from late 2013 to mid- 2014.

Jared Leto‘s love life was propelled into the spotlight in early 2014 as he took award season by storm along with his fellow nominee Lupita Nyong’o.

After they were caught chatting during the Critics’ Choice Awards in January the next year, it wasn’t long before rumors of a mutual attraction (and a possible hookup) between them started gyrating.

Source: In Touch Weekly (Lupita and Leto)

While it was never confirmed or denied whether they actually sealed the deal, the pair’s chemistry was undeniable. Jared did little to de-emphasize those rumors when he referred to Lupita as his “future ex-wife” during his acceptance speech at the 2014 ‘Independent Spirit Awards‘.

It looked as if there could be some truth to those rumors after they were spotted getting close at the Weinstein party succeeding the 2015 SAG Awards.

Dating Mobolaji Dawodu?

According to US Weekly, Lupita is reportedly dating GQ Style’s Fashion Editor Mobolaji Dawodu for the past 6 months.

Claims of a romance emerged when a supposed friend of Mobolaji revealed the relationship to US Weekly. The friend also added that Mobolaji had ‘discreetly told people they are dating‘.

The stylish journalist fueled the conjecture, thanks to his Instagram page, on which he has posted many photos of the pair together, with one of them dating as far as about 35 weeks ago.

Source: Daily Mail (Lupita with Mobolaji Dawodu)

Rumors of having an affair with her Black Panther co-star

Marvel movie’s latest superhero movie, Black Panther actress Lupita and her co-star, Chadwick Boseman were loved by the audiences so much that there were rumors of them having an affair. But it is confirmed that their relationship is only professional.

Chadwick said,

“Are you trying to say we were dating? It’s not hard to fall in love with Lupita. She’s a beautiful person. She’s intelligent, strong, assertive. You fall in love with people when you see them in their light, when you see them doing what they do, and they illuminate a certain aura.”

But now the rumor is that she is having an affair with an American actor, Michael B. Jordan, who is also one of her Black Panther co-stars.

When asked about her affair with Jordan, she said,

“You can ask, but you definitely won’t get an answer. There have been rumors and rumors and rumors about my love life. That’s the one area that I really like to hold close to my heart.”

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As of March 2020, Lupita has no publicized romance and is probably single.

Short bio of Nyong’o

Nyong’o is a Mexican-Kenyan actress. For her role as Patsey in 12 Years a Slave (2013), she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She became the first Kenyan and first Mexican actress to win an Academy Award. More Bio…

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