No, Lupita Nyong’o isn’t relationship Janelle Monáe, however she’s “not shocked” that she’s been linked to the “Lipstick Lover” singer.
“She has magnetism that they have been clearly selecting up on,” the Black Panther: Wakanda Eternally actress instructed Rolling Stone about Monáe, who identifies as nonbinary. “She is that enigmatic. Individuals are interested by enigmatic folks.”
Nyong’o and Monáe initially met on the 2014 Met Gala, and their speedy closeness ended up sparking relationship rumors. “I don’t thoughts being related along with her in any capability,” the actress stated. “It’s constructed into her spirit. Her openness creates intimacy onscreen. It’s actually cool to see her transfer from one factor to a different and do it with such mastery.”
Whereas Nyong’o isn’t in a romantic relationship with Monáe, she has been relationship tv host Selema Masekela for a while, and the duo made their relationship Instagram official in December 2022. Within the submit, the 2 share varied coordinating outfits with the candy caption, “We simply click on!”
Monáe, in the meantime, is gearing as much as launch her long-awaited album, The Age of Pleasure, out June 9 by way of Wondaland Arts Society / Atlantic Data. The discharge might be her first studio album since 2018’s Grammy-nominated Soiled Laptop.
The star additionally opened as much as Rolling Stone about shedding expectations of being a queer icon. “I’m not obligated to share my story,” the star stated for the quilt story of the June 2023 situation. “No one’s obligated. However I do assume it’s highly effective for me to speak and provides a reputation to a few of these issues.”
“You can’t venture onto artists. You need to perceive that experiences might be had and folks will change and evolve and never be the particular person you look as much as,” she added elsewhere within the interview. “As a lot as you like and care about me, I’m alone journey that has nothing to do with music, has nothing to do with artwork.”
