No thriller right here: Lupita Nyong’o is a fan of Janelle Monáe.
The Oscar winner and the Glass Onion star have been BFFs since first assembly on the 2014 Met Gala, sparking romance rumors with their shut friendship over time. Although Lupita is presently courting boyfriend Selema Masekela, she will be able to completely see why folks shipped the 2 as a pair.
“She has magnetism that they have been clearly choosing up on,” Lupita advised Rolling Stone in its new cowl story about Janelle, who got here out as pansexual in 2018. “She is that enigmatic. Persons are interested in enigmatic folks.”
Noting that she was “not stunned” by the courting hypothesis, Lupita continued, “I do not thoughts being related together with her in any capability.”
Actually, the Black Panther actress could not assist however to gush over the multi-hyphenate for being “extraordinarily gifted.”
“It is constructed into her spirit,” she stated. “Her openness creates intimacy onscreen. It is actually cool to see her transfer from one factor to a different and do it with such mastery.”