Lupita Nyong'o has been in Hollywood just over a year, but sometimes it seems she's been there much longer. A new article in Vogue shows us Lupita's backstory of interest in acting since she was a little girl and the hardwork and dedication to the craft that started over a decade ago.
Looking fabulous on the cover, Lupita goes on in the inside story to talk seriously about her family, and how she got the role of Patsey in 12 Years a Slave. She also confirmed she's dating Somali-born rapper K’naan, when she spoke about getting involved with him in African activism. An excerpt and more photos from the shoot below...
She keeps her private life just that. “The safest thing is when I’m indoors in my world,” she says, which for the moment is an apartment in Brooklyn. When she isn’t cooking at home (“I like to cook whole fish. And I make some mean salads”), she is enjoying the borough’s unpretentious restaurants and bars.









