Lupita Nyong'o Says Losing Kenyan Accent for Hollywood Roles ‘Felt Like Betrayal' and ‘I Cried Many Nights to Sleep' Not Feeling ‘Like Myself'
Lupita Nyong’o had to lose her Kenyan accent in order to become an American actor and take on different Hollywood roles, and ...
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Lupita Nyong’o Says She Spent ‘Many Nights’ Crying Herself to Sleep After Losing Kenyan Accent
Lupita Nyong’o detailed the heartbreaking journey of losing her Kenyon accent over the course of her acting career ...
Lupita Nyong’o says she cried herself to sleep after losing Kenyan accent in bid for Hollywood roles
Lupita Nyong’o says she cried herself to sleep after losing Kenyan accent in bid for Hollywood roles - ‘Us’ star recalls ...
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Why Kenyan women fall for Nigerian men
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Lupita Nyong’o Calls Adopting American Accent for Hollywood Career a ‘Betrayal,’ Says She ‘Didn't Feel Like Myself'
The Wild Robot' actress spoke on podcast 'What Now with Trevor Noah?' about the challenging decision to lose her Kenyan ...
Lupita Nyong’o Experienced ‘Heartbreak and Grief’ While Ironing Out Her Kenyan Accent for Hollywood
"I didn’t feel like myself and I cried many nights to sleep," the actress explained, noting that she's now being encouraged ...
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Kenyan man convicted of plotting 9/11-style attack on U.S.
A Kenyan man was convicted Monday of plotting a 9/11-style attack on a U.S. building on behalf of the terrorist organization al-Shabab. A federal jury in Manhattan found Cholo Abdi Abdullah guilty ...
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Lupita Nyong'o admits losing Kenyan accent 'felt like a betrayal'
Lupita Nyong'o has admitted that losing her Kenyan accent "felt like a betrayal". The Oscar-winning actress has opened up about adopting an American accent to help her take on different roles in ...
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Lupita Nyong'o cried herself to sleep after losing Kenyan accent for Hollywood roles: 'Full of heartbreak'
Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong'o has explained an unexpectedly painful part of her early life as an actress: losing the accent that she had acquired growing up in Kenya. Lupita Nyong'o's roles ...
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Lupita Nyong’o Experienced ‘Heartbreak and Grief’ While Ironing Out Her Kenyan Accent for Hollywood
One area of performing that she recognized as particularly underdeveloped was her accent work. But diving into that learning process meant getting rid of the Kenyan accent she grew up with.