Lupita Nyong’o and Janelle Monae in 2016.Photo:Ilya S. Savenok/Getty
Ilya S. Savenok/Getty
Lupita Nyong’ois showing off her dance moves for palJanelle Monáe.
On Monday, the Oscar winner, 40, shared a video of herself onInstagramleaning against a door as she danced to Monáe’s song “Lipstick Lover” from her recent albumThe Age of Pleasure.
“My official audition to be @JanelleMonae’s next #lipsticklover 😘💄,” Nyong’o wrote in the caption.
Monáe responded to in the comment section to jokingly share that theUsactress won the part. “A leading lady💄👄🥰😘 the role is YOURS😍💄💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋,” Monáe, 37, wrote.
Nyong’o previously said she and Monáe met at the2014 Met Galaafter Nyong’o’sOscarwin for12 Years a Slave.
“This world is still extremely new to me and unbelievable,” she recalled of meeting the singer toRolling Stoneback in May. “[Janelle] came up to me and just gave me the realest hug. I think we may have swayed to the music. She was just like, ‘I’m so proud of you, and just thank you for being you.’ ”
“At some point, [Janelle] asked me for my phone, put her number in and said, ‘Let’s stay in touch,' " Nyong’o recalled. “She was like, ‘I really mean it. If you need anything, I’m here for you.’ ”
As Nyong’o spoke about Monáe withRolling Stonein May ahead of Monáe’s latest album, she also addressed a past rumor that the pair were once romantic with each other.
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Lupita Nyong’o and Janelle Monáe on March 2, 2018.Donato Sardella/Getty for Belvedere Vodka
Donato Sardella/Getty for Belvedere Vodka
“She has magnetism that they were obviously picking up on. She is that enigmatic,” Nyong’o said of Monáe at the time. “People are curious about enigmatic people. I was not surprised. And I don’t mind being associated with her in any capacity.”Nyong’o shared last month that shebroke up with her boyfriend Selema Masekela, writing in an Instagram post that she felt it necessary to “publicly dissociate myself from someone I can no longer trust.”
Though Nyong’o is typically quiet about her private life, she has opened up to her social media followers a number of times since she announced her breakup.
source: people.com
