Lupita Nyong'o Goes To Her Roots For Vogue Magazine In Autumn

Lupita Nyong'o returned to Kenya to take some exquisite pictures for Vogue's October magazine, in which she featured her parents and paternal grandmother. She spoke lovingly of how she would love to inspire African children and her role in the "Queen of Katwe".

“To play a mother of four in Uganda, a formidable mother who has so much working against her, was so compelling to me. It wasn’t something I thought I’d be asked to do”—at least not by Hollywood. “The fact that it was based on a true story, an uplifting story out of Africa. . . .” She inhales and shakes her head. “Oh, my goodness, all my dreams were coming true in that script.”

 

For more on the interview with Lupita, you can read it here.