Lupita Nyong' o has admitted that losing her Kenyan accent "felt like a betrayal". "The first permission I gave myself to ...

I want to send a message that being an African is enough. They had never heard me speak in a Kenyan accent.” Lupita's mother supported her decision, which gave the actor comfort. “She said ...

Lupita Nyong’o detailed the heartbreaking journey of losing her Kenyon accent over the course of her acting career ...

Lupita Nyong'o cried herself to sleep after losing her Kenyan accent for Hollywood roles, saying she was 'full of heartbreak ...

The Wild Robot' actress spoke on podcast 'What Now with Trevor Noah?' about the challenging decision to lose her Kenyan ...

Lupita Nyong’o made a sacrifice early in ... But diving into that learning process meant getting rid of the Kenyan accent she grew up with. “I didn’t know how to sound any other way than ...

Lupita Nyong’o has revealed she is getting comfortable with her original Kenyan accent again after masking it for years while trying to make it in Hollywood. The Oscar-winning actress opened up ...

Award-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o has opened up about ... “In undergrad, I held onto my Kenyan accent for dear life. But when I got to Yale, I made a pact with myself to sound American.

"I didn’t feel like myself and I cried many nights to sleep," the actress explained, noting that she's now being encouraged ...

Your support makes all the difference. Lupita Nyong'o has reflected on losing her Kenyan accent in her pursuit of Hollywood roles, saying the process was so painful she “cried many nights to ...