Oscar Award Winning Actress Lupita Nyong’o has adopted a new cat as she copes with her recent break up.
The talented Hollywood star has included the cat into her worthwhile loved ones in her life, stating it brought her a new found joy after the painful ordeal she encountered when she separated with South African national Selema Masekela.
She revealed that she did not understood why some people were so dazzled by pets, but now in an explainable paradox, she said that the cat has been an incredible companion while penning what the cat likes.
While she didn’t openly mention whether her decision to adopt the cat was contributed by the break up she said that she had her new found love for the cat seems to be lifting her spirits after the altering life experience of splitting with Masekela.
She named the cat Yoyo owing to the immense affection that she is obtaining from her feline companion. Lupita explained that although she is saving the cat but in reality Yoyo is giving her a new lease of life.
“Introducing my new companion, Yoyo! I have historically been afraid of cats, but when my life was altered instantly recently, a little voice whispered to me that it was time to embrace change and new possibilities. So, a dear friend (shoutout Palmer Hefferan!) held my hand through the process and took me to visit my first animal shelters. I fostered Yoyo from Best Friends Adoption Center, and 3 days into it, I knew I could not give him up.” Lupita revealed.
“I never understood people whose phones were full of photos and videos of their pets now I am one of those people” she further wrote. “It may look I saved Yoyo but really , Yoyo is saving me.”
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