All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, or so the saying goes. It was all fun and play for Lupita Nyong’o as she celebrated her 37th Birthday in Lagos, Nigeria. The Oscar-winning actress who is currently in Nigeria filming her new project, danced the night away Sunday March 1st while in the midst Nigerian celebs like D’banj, Teniola Apata, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, Laolu Senbanjo and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
She took to Instagram when she shared a stunning selfie which she captioned ‘This is 37’. In the photo, she is seen showing off her braids which were styled into a bun and bangs, adorned with gold beads. She wore a colourful print mini dress with leaf motifs and a ruffled collar. She also posted video of herself dancing as she partied with friends at a club in Lagos and showed off her chocolate birthday cake. ‘It’s my birthday and I will party if I want to!’ she shared.
According to The Daily Mail Online, the 12 Years a Slave actress is currently working on a TV adaptation of Adichie’s best-selling 2013 novel Americanah, which has been a passion project for some time. Nyong’o will star as Ifemelu, a young Nigerian woman who leaves her military-ruled country for the United State, where she faces racism for the first time. The project has been met with mixed reactions, as some are disappointed that the project did not cast a Nigerian woman for the main role.
