Lupita Nyong’o is a Swiftie by means of and thru — and he or she’s acquired the friendship bracelets to show it. The Oscar-winning actress stayed up all night time making Taylor Swift-themed beaded bracelets earlier than attending the Eras Tour present at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., the place the pop star is closing out her first U.S. leg with six exhibits in a row.
“We’re in bracelet making mode,” Nyong’o tells the digicam in a Thursday (Aug. 3) TikTok. “The solar has set and we’re nonetheless right here making bracelets.”
Whereas listening to “Karma,” the Black Panther star and associates went on to hand-make dozens of friendship bracelets, which followers have been diligently buying and selling all summer time at Swift’s live shows. The beads on considered one of Nyong’o’s creations learn, “Dressing for revenge,” whereas one other spelled out “Bejeweled.”
On the finish of the video, Nyong’o confirmed off the sparkly pink eye shadow she wore to the live performance, including, “We’re absolutely prepared for our Swiftie second.”
The Us actress is way from the one movie star to have turned up at considered one of Swift’s Eras exhibits prior to now few months. Fellow movie stars like Emma Stone, Emma Watson, Laura Dern, Ethan Hawke, Drew Barrymore, Julia Roberts, Reese Witherspoon, Bradley Cooper and lots of extra have all loved the T-Swift expertise this summer time, and Mindy Kaling, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Sarah Paulson and Brie Larson had been all on the pop star’s Aug. 3 live performance without delay. In truth, Larson shared movies of Nyong’o buying and selling bracelets together with her earlier than the present.
Nyong’o has lengthy been open about her love for the “Anti-Hero” singer, particularly after considered one of Swift’s songs majorly cheered her up throughout a tough time. “I used to be going by means of a tough time professionally, and I used to be simply in a funk,” the actress stated on the 2019 premiere of her movie Little Monsters. “I used to be working overseas, and my greatest pal got here to cheer me up. He performed ‘Shake It Off’ on his telephone, and we simply had a dance social gathering in my bed room.”
Little Monsters really featured “Shake It Off,” which Nyong’o revealed Swift personally gave permission to make use of. “I wrote Taylor Swift myself and requested her, and informed her that story,” Nyong’o defined. “And he or she stated sure!”
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