Lupita Nyong’o credited her cat Yoyo for healing her heart after she endured a ‘painful’ split from ex-boyfriend Selema Masekela last year.
The actress, 41, wowed in a slew of stunning ensembles as she stunned on the front cover of Glamour magazine for UK, US, Germany and Mexico.
In June’s global edition of Glamour, the Oscar-nominee actress delved deep into her heartbreaking split.
Lupita, who underwent cat therapy when she was offered to star in A Quiet Place: Day One, ended up fostering a kitten after overcoming her fear – which ended up helping her heal her broken heart.
On trying to overcome her fear of cats, she said: ‘I had to learn a lot about myself, about the animal, before I was comfortable to do it.’
Lupita Nyong’o, 41, credited her cat Yoyo for healing her heart after she endured a ‘painful’ split from ex-boyfriend Selema Masekela last year
The actress wowed in a slew of stunning ensembles as she stunned on the front cover of Glamour magazine for UK, US, Germany and Mexico
She added: ‘Honestly, the thought of having to update people one at a time was going to be harrowing. I had made the choice to share the relationship with the world, and I wanted to make the choice to share the end of it with the world.’
After adopting a cat, she added: ‘This cat isn’t going anywhere. I guess the best anecdote for when you feel poorly taken care of is to take care of something. And I took care of Yoyo and he pried my heart open.’
Lupita has since found love with her new partner Joshua Jackson, 45, but she insisted she will be going back to the ‘old ways’ of keeping her love life private.
10 months after she announced her romance with Selema, Lupita revealed that their relationship had come to a sudden end and she posted a vulnerable announcement.
The heartbreaking prose detailed her vast pain and determination to ‘run into the shadows’ in the wake of the break-up, which came just hours before she was spotted putting on a cosy display with newly-single Joshua.
Her statement read: ‘There are much more important things going on in the world right now, and my thoughts are with those who are deeply suffering.
‘At this moment, it is necessary for me to share a personal truth and publicly dissociate myself from someone I can no longer trust…
‘I find myself in a season of heartbreak because of a love suddenly and devastatingly extinguished by deception.
In June’s global edition of Glamour, the Oscar-nominee actress delved deep into her heartbreaking split
She added: ‘Honestly, the thought of having to update people one at a time was going to be harrowing. I had made the choice to share the relationship with the world, and I wanted to make the choice to share the end of it with the world’
Lupita, who underwent cat therapy when she was offered to star in A Quiet Place: Day One, ended up fostering a cat Yoyo (pictured) after overcoming her fear – which ended up helping her heal her broken heart
After adopting a cat, she added: ‘This cat isn’t going anywhere. I guess the best anecdote for when you feel poorly taken care of is to take care of something. And I took care of Yoyo and he pried my heart open’
‘I am tempted to run into the shadows and hide, only to return to the light when I have regained my strength enough for me to say, ‘Whatever, my life is better this way.
‘But I am reminded that the magnitude of the pain I am feeling is equal to the measure of my capacity for love. And so, I am choosing to face the pain, cultivating the courage to meet my life exactly as it is, and trusting that this too shall pass.
‘The promise, they say, is that a tender heart is what gives birth to fearlessness. I hope it’s true…
‘I share this to keep it, and hoping that the knowledge of my experience might be useful to someone else out there experiencing the grip of heartbreak who is poised to try and escape from the pain and miss out on the wisdom that comes from it…
‘#Breakup. Let’s face our pain so we don’t spread it.’
Lupita and Joshua confirmed their relationship with a PDA-packed display after sources confirmed exclusively to DailyMail.com that they are dating.
In December, the couple took a romantic walk through Joshua Tree National Park located in San Bernardino County, California.
Joshua, 45 — whose wife Jodie Turner-Smith filed for divorce just two months prior — looked absolutely smitten with the Academy Award-winner.
10 months after she announced her romance with Selema (pictured), Lupita revealed that their relationship had come to a sudden end and she posted a vulnerable announcement
Lupita has since found love with her new partner Joshua (pictured), 45, but she insisted she will be going back to the ‘old ways’ of keeping her love life private
They first sparked speculation in October when they enjoyed a Janelle Monáe concert together, shortly after their respective splits were announced.
This led to their friendship blossoming into a ‘romance.’
‘Things have slowly turned to romance between the two,’ the source said. ‘They have been amazing friends for a long time and Josh didn’t want to ruin that.
‘But as they’ve hung out more and more and dealt with their breakups, dealing with it together has added another level to their friendship. Now it is a physical relationship. They are a couple.’
At the time of their outing, a source explained to DailyMail.com that the pair were attempting to take things slow as they navigated their recent breakups.
They revealed: ‘Joshua has a type and Lupita definitely fits that to a tee. But they are just friends, it is still a little early for Joshua to start dating again.
‘Could he be an item with Lupita down the road? Without question… They are both still going through it with their recent breakups and still are looking to heal.’
Read the full interview in the GLAMOUR June Digital Issue online now.
