Shuga is a Kenyan television series that was first aired in November 2009 on MTV Base as
part of an initiative dubbed "MTV Staying Alive Ignite, part of a ground-breaking multimedia campaign
to spread the message about responsible sexual behaviour and tolerance. It
later became a hit and was aired in 40 different African countries before it
was aired internationally in over 70 television stations.
I was
mainly glued to the Tv because of her performance and it turns out she
was even better given the right script, Producers and Directors!She is the one and only African beauty LUPITA NYONG'O! Everyone, from Hollywood to the world over is taken with her and wants a piece of her! She is most probably one of the most talked about and photographed Hollywood newcomers! Again, no surprise here; have you seen her in action? And that by the way goes for her acting and graceful red carpet super model-like entrance, all done so effortlessly and naturally like she has graced the carpet forever; that is the true definition of A STAR!
I am not worried about Lupita's career in the
future; because when given more roles and time to show what she is made of, she is sure going to keep blowing our minds. As a matter of fact she already has a couple of movies lined up!
Who is Lupita
She is a Kenyan, born to Dorothy and Peter Anyang' Nyong'o. She was raised in Kenya, educated in the USA at Yale University School of Drama & Acting. Lupita at one point came to Kampala and joined the Maisha Film Lab, a film school set up and run by Hollywood director Mira Nair.She had her initial training in acting right here in Uganda under Mira at Maisha Lab and later in Nairobi.
Hollywood director and producer Mira Nair had this to say about her, “To do anything in film, you need to be trained, but you also need the fire in your belly, a passion that cannot be ignored,” she explained. “Lupita had focus, drive, passion and above everything else, talent”!
And the rest, like they say is history!
Even having won may other prestigious awards this season, last night was still nerve wracking not only for Lupita and her family but many the world over, me inclusive. We were all rooting for her to nail this one and nail it she did! She scooped the 2014's Academy Award (OSCAR) for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Patsey in 12 YEARS A SLAVE.
And just in a blink of an eye her life and acting career are forever changed; though this blink took hard work, alot of family support and talent!
From red carpet events to parties, to Magazine Covers, everyone wants to be seen with LUPITA and photographed with her; she is Hollywood's new sensation.
In the past, someone new in Hollywood would
strive to attend all the A-List parties and would sell their soul to be
photographed or dine with the likes of Brad Pitt, Angelina, OPRAH, Idris
Elba, but not Lupita.The tide is moving in the opposite direction with most of Hollywood wondering who this African beauty is and dieing to be at least photographed with her!
More to
that, Designers are climbing over themselves to dress her, with
literally almost every one in the 
fashion world including publications
wanting to "own her" . She has been spotted in the company of high end
fashion magazine's Editor's in Chief at fashion shows behaving like they
were classmates in high school hheehehhe. That is Lupita Nyong'o for
you. There is a LUPITA NYONG'O craze in the US of A at the moment that
'am calling Lupitaness.Well that is how success smells like, like we say in Uganda, Lupita has arrived! Watch this space.
Below more photos: #Lupitaness
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| The Night before Oscars with #SamuelLJackson and #GiancarloEsposito. |
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| With Angelina Jolie & 12yrs a slave co star and producer Brad Pitt |
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| With Super model Iman |
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| With Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour & Actress Naomi Watts |
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| At the Calvin Klein 2014 Show |
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| With Actors Jeremy Renner & Eva Longoria |
#LupitaNyong'o, #LupitaNyong'oOscars, #LupitaOscar, #2014Oscars, #12yearsaslave
