Oscar Award winner Lupita Nyong'o has announced her split from boyfriend Selema Masekela after one year of dating.
The Black Panther star took to Instagram to share about a 'break-up' and reveal she was in a 'season of heartbreak' due to 'deception' by her loved one.
"There are much more important things going on in the world right now, and my thoughts are with those who are deeply suffering," she wrote.
She expressed that she needed to reveal this personal truth publicly and distance herself from someone she can no longer trust.
Lupita recognised that the depth of her pain was proportionate to the capacity of her love, and she is choosing to confront it with resilience and the hope that this difficult period will eventually pass.
The actress explained her choice to share this painful experience publicly, expressing her desire to help others who might be grappling with the grip of heartbreak.
"I find myself in a season of heartbreak because of a love suddenly and devastatingly extinguished by deception. 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."
Lupita and Selema shared their love openly on Instagram in December 2022. She wrote, "We just click!" and used the hashtags "#thisismylove."
In a separate post, Selema expressed his deep affection for Lupita, writing, "Hearts are synched. My whole and actual love @lupitanyongo."
Selema Masekela has not yet addressed the split.
