Academy Award-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o has remembered her former co-star, the Academy Award-nominated actor Chadwick Boseman, with an emotional tribute on the sixth anniversary of his tragic passing.
Nyong’o, 43, starred alongside Boseman in 2018’s brilliant Marvel Cinematic Universe movie “Black Panther,” in which Boseman played the eponymous superhero, also known as T’Challa. Nyong’o played Nakia, T’Challa’s love interest in the film.
Sadly, Boseman passed away on August 28, 2020, after a brave four-year battle with colon cancer.
Now, exactly six years since he died, Nyong’o — who’s also known for her Best Supporting Actress Oscar-winning performance in 2013’s “12 Years a Slave” and for performing motion capture as Maz Kanata in the “Star Wars” sequel trilogy — has taken to social media to pay her respects to the late actor.
Lupita Nyong’o Advises People to ‘Tell People You Love Them’
Lupita Nyong’o took to her Instagram account to share her tribute to Chadwick Boseman with her 11.2 million followers on the six-year anniversary of his tragic death.
The post includes a carousel of seven photographs, with Nyong’o and Boseman in all of them. While three of the images feature only Nyong’o and Boseman, the others include other “Black Panther” stars. Winston Duke, Michael B. Jordan, Andy Serkis, Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright, Forest Whitaker, and Danai Gurira all feature.
Nyong’o’s caption on her post reads, “Hold on to those you love who love you back. Tell them you love them. Show them you love them. You’ll miss them when they’re gone. @chadwickboseman.”
She tagged Boseman’s Instagram account in the caption, prompting fans and followers of both Nyong’o and Boseman to flock to the comments section to pay their own respects to the dearly departed star.
Fans Pay Their Respects to ‘King’ Chadwick Boseman — ‘Dearly Missed’
GettyThe comments section of Lupita Nyong’o’s tribute to Chadwick Boseman on the six-year anniversary of his passing is absolutely teeming with personal tributes and comforting words from Instagram users.
One of Nyong’o’s followers commented, “6 years, wow 😢😢 Sending u love Lupita. 🙏🏻❤️”
Another follower wrote, “Rest in peace King our 👑. Dearly missed 😢.”
Someone else acknowledged Nyong’o’s post and said, “You are telling me to see the black panther again, so I can commemorate it. Well, of course, I will see them. ❤️”
“A real King he was, Chadwick you will always be missed 🖤🖤🖤,” noted another Instagram user.
One person noticed something about one of the photographs of Nyong’o and Boseman, writing, “The joy is that last slide is so beautiful!”
Somebody else proclaimed, “Wakanda forever we miss you Chadwick 😔 sending ❤️ and hugs 🫂 Lupita.”
Finally, one particularly emotional individual commented, “I get soaked in tears like a helpless child each time I remember him. He was so humble , so kind and so thoughtful. Rest in Power brother. We are all on our way.”
On the sixth anniversay of his passing, we send our comforting thoughts to Lupita Nyong’o. We also send them to everyone else who loved or whose lives were touched by the late, great Chadwick Boseman.
May his memory forever be a blessing and may he continue to rest in eternal peace.
Lupita Nyong’o’s filmography info was courtesy of IMDb.
