LUPITA NYONG’O THANKS FANS FOR THE SUPPORT AFTER BREAK UP ANNOUNCEMENT

Oscar award-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o took to social media to thank her fans for encouraging words a day after she announced her break up with Selema Masekela. 

In a series of posts on her Insta Stories under heartbreak healing hashtag, Lupita shared poems form her fans. “Thank you for all the kindness I have received from sharing my heartbreak news. The words of encouragement mean more to me than I anticipated. They are a balm. And it feels comforting to have a little corner online for the romantically heartbroken to gather. Some of you have shared resources that have helped you move through the pain, songs, poem, books, quotes. Please continue to do so. I willl be sure to share some of what is resonating for me.”

On October 19, 2023, Lupita announced her split from boyfriend Selema. Through a lengthy post on Instagram, she said she was publicly dissociating herself from Selema as she could no longer trust him. “There are much more important things going on in the world right now, and my thoughts are with those who are deeply suffering. At this moment, it is necessary for me to share a personal truth and publicly dissociate myself from someone I can no longer trust.”

Adding, “I find myself in a season of heartbreak because of a love suddenly and devastatingly extinguished by deception. I am tempted to run into the shadows and hide, only to return to the light when I have regained my strength enough for me to say, “Whatever, my life is better this way.” But I am reminded that the magnitude of the pain I am feeling is equal to the measure of my capacity for love. And so, I am choosing to face the pain, cultivating the courage to meet my life exactly as it is, and trusting that this too shall pass. “

She has since deleted all photos of Selema from her page, “The promise, they say, is that a tender heart is what gives birth to fearlessness. I hope it’s true… I share this to keep it, and hoping that the knowledge of my experience might be useful to someone else out there experiencing the grip of heartbreak who is poised to try and escape from the pain and miss out on the wisdom that comes from it.  #Breakup Let’s face our pain so we don’t spread it.”