Selema Masekela (left) and Lupita Nyong’o (right). From Nyong’o’s Instagram.Photo:Lupita Nyong’o/Instagram
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Lupita Nyong’ois wishing her boyfriend Selema Masekela a happy birthday!
Hours after Nyong’o, 40, shared anemotional tribute to her lateBlack Panthercostar Chadwick Bosemanon Instagram Monday, the actress returned to her social media page to post a fun-filled video of Masekela dancing in honor of his birthday.
“And THEN… the Universe saw it fit to bring this Sunshine Human ☀️ into my orbit, and this day marks his introduction to life,” theUsactress wrote in a caption to her post. Set to the Yung Wylin' song “Good Energy,” her post shows Masekela dancing in a variety of situations, as well as two photos of the couple.
“Every day is full of #goodenergy and reasons to dance with @selema as my favorite playmate. Happy Birthday, mi amor!” Nyong’o added.
Masekela responded to Nyong’o’s post, writing: “sneaky, mi amor. luckiest man alive. my heart is smiling wide.”
While it’s unclear exactly when Nyong’o and Maskela started dating, Nyong’opublicly introduced him as her boyfriendin an Instagram post last December.
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Masekela appears to have harbored a crush on Nyong’o as far back as 2016, when he shared a post onTwitterindicating that he was siting behind the actress on a flight and wanted to introduce himself.
“Hypothetically speaking of course…let’s say you’re seated behind Lupita Nyong’o on an airplane, what would be your opening line?” he wrote on Twitter, now known as X, at the time.
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Since Nyong’o made their relationship public, Masekela has featured in a number of her social media posts, including a Valentine’s Day TikTok video that showed Masekelahelping the actress take her hair downafter a night out while she cheered him on.
Back in May, Nyong’o said she “was not surprised"about rumors that she and longtime friendJanelle Monáewere dating when she spoke withRolling Stoneabout Monáe’s latest album. In the past, Nyong’o, who tends to keep details of her dating life private, has sparked romance rumors with bothMichael B. Jordanand Jared Leto. She denied that she was dating either men, once stating that she and Letogrew closewhile campaigning for awards season in 2014.
source: people.com
