Lupita Nyong’o might well be the favourite to pick up the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress this weekend and she might well be the most stylish woman in Hollywood at the moment, but this week she opened up about how she was once very insecure.
The 12 Years a Slave star took to the stage to collect the award for Best Breakthrough Performance at this year’s Essence’s Black Women in Hollywood luncheon.
During her emotional acceptance speech, the 31-year-old actress spoke about how she once felt “unbeautiful” and prayed to God for lighter skin.
She also explained that she hoped her presence could inspire young girls, including the one that had written her a letter, the way she had been inspired.
“Hollywood just completely turned on me.” Neal McDonough has spoken out and said that he was ‘blacklisted’ for his refusal to get intimate with any other actors while filming. McDonough has been married to Ruvé Robertson since 2003. The pair first met on the set of the Band of Brothers, and have five children together. […]
She received the news just 20 minutes before starting a new job Coronation Street legend Beverley Callard has revealed she has been diagnosed with breast cancer. The 68-year-old is a legend of the ITV soap, having appeared on the cobbles as Liz McDonald for 30 years, before she left the show back in 2019. The […]
People are being left baffled after finding out about Tom Holland’s famous father Tom Holland has had a pretty illustrious career considering he’s only 29 years old. From starring in Spiderman to dating Zendaya, it’s fair to say the actor has it made. However, despite his A-list status, people are still only just realising who […]
