British Airways Magazine Really Thinks Lupita Nyong'o Is From Fictional Wakanda
Lupita N’yongo isn’t from Wakanda. Wakanda isn’t real.
This may come as a surprise to the editors at British Airways’ High Life magazine who noted the fictional African nation in which Marvel’s “Black Panther” is set as the actress’ home country.
Twitter user @MrFilmkritik shared a photo of the magazine’s global best-dressed feature, which lists several celebs along with their city of residence. Everyone’s information is accurate except for the 34-year-old actress who’s described as “The Marvel: Lupita Nyong’o (Wakanda).”
The British Airways in flight magazine really thinks Lupita Nyong’o is from Wakanda. pic.twitter.com/Pjnytkf68A
— Denizcan Targaryen (@MrFilmkritik) September 4, 2017
Nyong’o is indeed co-starring in Marvel’s “Black Panther” film, but a quick Google search shows that the actress was born in Mexico, raised in Kenya and apparently lives in Brooklyn.
Twitter, of course, was quick to call out the in-flight magazine.
— Kris O'Brien (@kob213) September 4, 2017
Wakanda is lovely this time of year
— AG (@5horizns) September 5, 2017
😲😂✊❤️
J'YUP!👍😉🙌
Lupita N'yongo •
✨Citizen of Wakanda@Lupita_Nyongo #BlackPantherSoLIT🔥 for THAT NEW CITIZENSHIP! https://t.co/BULeeiFimT— #BlackPantherSoLIT🔥 (@BPSoLIT) September 4, 2017
Wakanda 💀. They really don't give a fuck https://t.co/TwS2ZJrVZa
— Aowa* (@Emmy_LeeM) September 4, 2017
Damn, want the hookup with adamantium, call me Lupita!!! side note can't wait for Black Panther!! Nothing but love Prince Akeem
— Dan Kelleher (@Trumpeteer5555) September 5, 2017
Does this mean that British Airways flies to Wakanda because I would happily book that transreality flight https://t.co/yovBlzfEBE
— Robin Hitchcock (@HitchDied) September 5, 2017
How could an airline, at which basic geography should be a minimum requirement, get it so wrong? 🤔🙃 https://t.co/xdJAQEnFIp
— Ronke Lawal (@ronkelawal) September 4, 2017
Welp!
HuffPost has reached out to British Airways and will update this story accordingly.
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