She's known for never setting a fashion-foot wrong on the red carpet.
But
Lupita Nyong'o confessed that her poor sartorial choices brought about a
past dating disaster, during an appearance on Late Night with Seth
Meyers on Monday.
The
33-year-old actress explained that she designed her own red and yellow
outfit for prom - which she blames for her date simply not showing up.
Abs fab: Lupita Nyong'o put of a dazzling display on Late Night with Seth Meyers on Monday
The
Star Wars: Force Awakens star is currently starring on Broadway in
Eclipsed, but she made sure there was no risk that would be in the
shade as she put on a dazzling display on the show.
She showed off her toned abs in a vibrant tangerine-coloured ensemble.
Her stunning figure was centre-stage in the cropped top and matching pleated flowing palazzo pants.
Natural beauty: The 33-year-old actress showed off her toned abs in a stunning tangerine-coloured ensemble
She teamed them with a satin orange blazer - and she had even tonally matched her footwear.
The 12 Years a Slave star added some giant earrings, and a dark, vampish manicure.
The Oscar winner also revealed to the host that she knits to keep her nerves in check before going on stage every night.
'I knit before I go on stage and it's very zen,' she told Seth.
Striking style: Her stunning figure
was centre-stage in the cropped top and matching pleated flowing palazzo
pants as she joined Seth Meyers
Since
the teenage stalled date, she has clearly found a stunning sartorial
style - which she kept under wraps from Instagram followers ahead of her
appearance.
Lupita posted a picture covered up by a long giant belted robe - with just a peek of orange coming out of the bottom hem.
She
captioned the picture: '@latenightseth here I come!' before later
posting a snap backstage outside her dressing room, with dark glasses
sealing her A-List status.
On
the image she wrote, 'Talking @eclipsedbway and my dating disaster with
@latenightseth tonight at 12:35am on NBC. #checkitout.'
Finishing touches: The 12 Years a Slave star added some giant earrings, and a dark, vampish manicure
Funny story: The Star Wars: Force Awakens star confessed to Seth that she had a dating disaster at her first ever prom
Her smash-hit play is set in 2003 and tells the story of five women near the end of the Second Liberian Civil War.
It
is almost entirely set in a small one-room shack where three of the
women are being held by the Commanding Officer of a rebel faction, who
basically uses them as sex slaves.
Earlier
this month Lupita penned a darling note to her 2.4 million Instagram
followers as she captioned the image: 'A few things to know before you
see ECLIPSED.'
Under wraps: Lupita posted a picture
covered up by a long giant belted robe - with just a peek of orange
coming out of the bottom hem
Ready to go: She shared a snap backstage outside her dressing room, with dark glasses sealing her A-List status
First
and foremost on her list, she mentioned that although it's the
Mexi-Kenyan star's Broadway debut she has, in fact, played the role of
The Girl before.
'I
first played my character as an understudy in Drama School,' she
revealed. 'I never went on, and I promised myself back then that I would
play "The Girl" some day, somehow, somewhere, so it’s mind-blowing to
get to do it on Broadway.'
She
revealed that Eclipsed is the first ever play on Broadway to be
performed, directed and written by all women, the latter task falling to
The Walking Dead's Danai Gurira.
Stage notes: Earlier this month Lupita
penned a darling note to her 2.4 million Instagram followers as she
captioned the image: 'A few things to know before you see ECLIPSED'
