Lupita Nyong’o on the red carpet ahead of the opening ceremony of the
68th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southeastern France, on May 13,
2015. PHOTO | VALERY HACHE |
AFP
Oscar-winning star Lupita Nyong’o on Saturday attended the
wedding of her younger sister Esperanza Nyong’o at the exclusive Great
Rift Valley Lodge in Naivasha.
Esperanza tied the knot
with Tanzanian Dadi Masesa at a 300-guest cards-only event as the sun
set over the Naivasha plains. The ceremony began at 3 pm, with the
reception three hours later.
It was an exclusive event
with only accredited professional photographers allowed to take
pictures. Waiters and other staff at the lodge had their phones
confiscated to ensure nobody leaked the photos.
Mr Masesa, who comes from Musoma, is an Information Technology consultant.
PROMINENT PERSONALITIES
This
was the first time the Hollywood star, who is the daughter of Kisumu
Senator Anyang’ Nyong’o, was setting foot in the country after scooping
two awards in the US.
The ceremony was attended by a number of other celebrities as well as Senate colleagues of Senator Nyong’o.
Lupita made her debut in the global movie world after she bagged the best supporting actress award for her role in 12 Years a Slave in 2014.
Among
the prominent personalities present included former Prime Minister
Raila Odinga, Senators Hassan Omar, Agnes Zani and former
Attorney-General Charles Njonjo.
Meanwhile, the actress
has revealed that she is thrilled to act as a pirate and space cadet in
the highly anticipated science fiction film Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens.
This
is after the revelation of her role in the film to be released in
December generated mixed reactions from her fans with most of them
saying she was too attractive to play a role where her character will be
in computer generated imagery (CGI).
Film director JJ Abrams recently revealed Lupita will be Maz Kanata, a space pirate who lives in her own castle.
She will have an array of Galactic travellers for travel between galaxies plus smugglers to assist her in her work.
WASTE OF HER BEAUTY
According
to Abrams, Kanata is a pirate with no allegiances to either the
Resistance (the new name for the Rebel Alliance) or the First Order (the
new Empire) heightening speculation that Lupita’s character could be
substantial in the movie.
However, because of the application of CGI for her character, her face will not be visible throughout the movie.
This has not gone down well with the fans of People’s Magazine “World’s most beautiful person 2014” with some saying it is a waste of her beauty.
“I’m
a little disappointed Lupita will be a CGI character. She’s beautiful
and has shown great acting range and I think the motion capture might
limit her full potential for her performance,” said Fuego Asciende while
reacting to the news on IGN.
“It might be a waste for
Oscar winning talent to be used for this kind of role but I will hold
full judgement until we see her in action,” said Alan Connor.
But according to the Washington Post, the 32-year-old actress is ecstatic about the role.
“I am super excited to be moving to another planet for a while,” she said
“As
a child, I was always interested in make-believe. I was known to hide
in closets and play with dolls while other kids were outside riding
bikes,’’ she said.
She said she could not reveal any
further details about the movie’s plot or if she will be play as part of
the protagonists or antagonists but insisted she was very excited about
her role.
She also admitted that since winning an Oscar her she has had to be a little conscious about how she carries herself.
“Fame didn’t mean anything to me until I got the Oscar nomination. That’s when it became real,” she said.
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