Lupita Nyong’o at the GO Campaign Annual GO Gala.Photo:Mark Von Holden/Variety via Getty Images
Mark Von Holden/Variety via Getty Images
Lupita Nyong’ocelebrated the power of friendship since her recent split from boyfriend Selema Masekela.On Thursday, the 40-year-old actress, celebrated her close friend Palmer Hefferan in anInstagram postthat featured photos of the two together over the years and solo shots of Hefferan.
Lupita Nyong’o and friend, Palmer Hefferan celebrate Halloween.Lupita Nyong o/Instagram
Lupita Nyong o/Instagram
“Palmer is the kind of friend that I can count on through thick and very thin," she wrote. “We don’t have to talk every day, but when we do, we pick up exactly where we left off, like no time at all has passed.”
The Academy Award winner explained the two first met as roommates in drama school, and “found a kindred spirit in each other.” She joked, “Especially in the kitchen!”
“She made me delicious meals, she found me therapeutic activities to get my mind off things, she cried with me and made me laugh until I cried a more joyful kind of tear." Nyong’o continued, “She did not tire of being of service to me, and the biggest gift she bestowed on my life was helping me get my first pet,Yoyo.”
The new cat owner confessed, “Now every time I look at him and cuddle with him, I am reminded of the selfless love my sister from another mister showed me.”
She declared, “But I have every intention to try… Thank you truly, deeply, P!”
Hefferan is a Tony-nominated sound designer who recently worked on Broadway’sPenelope,Nyong’o pointed out.
While the actress celebrated her friend’s career accomplishments, she also provided a peek into their lives. TheBlack Pantherstar shared how the two “defied college norms” and would cook for one another when one was “too swamped with school work to do their fair share around the house.”
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Nyong’o’s tribute to Hefferan comes weeks after she announced her split from Masekela, 52, in a candidInstagram poston Oct. 19. Since, the actress hassince been seen out, appeared atGO Campaign’s 2023 GO Gala, and eventhanked her Instagram followersfor their kindness.
“Thank you for all the kindness I have received from sharing my heartbreak news,” Nyong’o wrote in an Instagram Story message last month. “The words of encouragement mean more to me than I anticipated. They are a balm.”
source: people.com
