Finally Hollywood actress Lupita Nyong'o is in Kenya which is her home country.It has been awhile since she made a stop back home.She had even been named a snob because she made a trip to the neighbouring country Uganda,which is next to her home Kenya and did not make a stop home.Maybe she is too busy because she is a Hollywood star.In the beginning i was proud of her achievements but after afew complaints of her being a snob came up,i was taken afar back.I would even say i was taken way way back because maybe fame has gotten into Lupita's head.Lupita Nyong'o has not had a major Hollywood movie role but she is blessed to have won an Oscar.She has been labelled a snob because after her Award,she was invited to the BET Awards.And she just did not show up and that did not sit well with people.
She never said a word after that incident.Later Lupita offended Kenya Moore reality TV star of Housewives of Atlanta.Kenya Moore wanted to do a photo shoot with Lupita but Lupita snobbed her.Kenya was so offended by this and made it known to the public.Since Lupita finally honored her home country with a visit many Kenyans were shocked that there would be a Gala Night at a prestigious hotel where people would get the chance to meet Lupita.And the entrance to this Gala Dinner is 10,000ksh which is very expensive.Many people say this is outrageous.OK she is now the Grand Ambassador for endangered species and so that money would go to the foundation that she represents.But this is too much even for a worthy cause.You can always raise more money when you ask for a reasonable amount from well wishers.
Lupitas actions seem to speak for themselves and her actions speak louder than her words.Her actions tend to be saying something else,they say she is not as down to earth as she tries to portray.Lupita's Oscar Award acceptance speech was "everyones dreams are valid".Which made her look humble and an inspiration but some of her actions say otherwise.Maybe we should not blame her for her snobbish tendencies.Because she is the daughter of a Prominent Kenyan politician and she was born with a silver spoon in her mouth.
The following detailed information of Lupita Nyong'o is from the all knowing Wikipedia.
Nyong'o was nominated for several awards including a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress , a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and two Screen Actors Guild Awards including Best Supporting Actress , which she won. She was also awarded the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress , becoming the sixth black actress to win the award, the first African actress to win the award, the first Kenyan actress to win an Oscar, and the first Mexican to win the award.She also became the fifteenth actress to win an Oscar for a debut performance in a feature film. Lupita Nyong'o was born in Mexico City, Mexico to Dorothy and Peter Anyang' Nyong'o ,a college professor turned politician from Kenya. Nyong'o identifies as Mexican-Kenyan. It is a Luo tradition to name a child after the events of the day, so her parents gave her a Spanish name, Lupita (a diminutive of Guadalupe). She is of Luo descent on both sides of her family, and is the second of six children.Her father is a former Minister for Medical Services in the Kenyan government. At the time of her birth, he was a visiting lecturer in political science at El Colegio de México in Mexico City and her family had been living in Mexico for three years. They returned to Kenya in 1983.
Nyong'o grew up in an artistic family, where family get-togethers often included performances by the children in the family, and trips to see plays.She attended Rusinga International school in Kenya and acted in school plays, with a minor role in Oliver Twist being her first play.At age 14, Nyong'o made her professional acting debut as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet in a production by the Nairobi-based repertory company Phoenix Players. While a member of the Phoenix Players, Nyong'o also performed in the plays "On The Razzle" and "There Goes The Bride".Nyong'o cites the performances of American actresses Whoopi Goldberg andOprah Winfrey in The Color Purple with inspiring her to pursue a professional acting career.
Nyong'o later attended St. Mary's School in Nairobi, where she received an IB Diploma in 2001 before attending college in the United States. She graduated from Hampshire College with a degree in film and theatre studies.
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