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Enough is enough’ as actress reveals she’s HIV-positive – Houston News
Decades of debauchery have finally caught up with one of Hollywood’s top megastars after publicly declaring her HIV/AIDS status.
In a bombshell world exclusive, Mexican-Kenyan actress, Lupita Nyong’o has revealed what has been hidden as an explosive secret from the world: She is HIV-positive.
On Saturday morning, while thousands of Americans have gathered to witness the premiering of ‘A Series Of Unfortunate Events’ – TV Series by Netflix, actress Lupita Nyong’o declared on radio: ”I am HIV-positive.”
Nyong’o, who is currently Netflix enlisted figure after a tweet with Rihanna went viral, had kept her status hidden for 11 years. In fact, she only confided in her family last year.
In an interview with the Houston Times, Nyong’o, who earned a bachelor’s degree in film and theater studies from Hampshire College in the United States, told how she contracted the virus from an ex-boyfriend who kept his status a secret.
“I told him [and] he said, ‘Don’t tell anyone.’ I was so uncomfortable in my own skin and that’s why I know now what I am doing is [for] a greater purpose. Enough is enough.”
The Mexican-born actress said: ”I woke up and thought today is as good as any day because it has been a long journey and I realised that a lot of young people out there are so scared when they are tested for the first time.
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“Our society had made this virus a monster and all it is, is a virus. I’m doing it for the voiceless people out there who have already found out their status, and know that I’ve got their back.”
Bill de Morris, programme and grant manager at the Aids Foundation United States in New York City, said: ”Having someone like Nyong’o disclosing her status helps people realise that HIV is not a death sentence.”
On telling her family, Nyong’o said: ”When I was in hospital [last year] and my CD4 count was 99, my doctor said I needed to tell them. They were shocked but supportive.
“My siblings just said, ‘It’s okay, we love you.’ And that’s what everybody hopes for when they come out.”
Nyong’o was diagnosed with the virus at the age of 23 and has since kept it confidential.
”I used to look at the character of South African Nandipha and see and hear how she was as normal as possible. It helped me because at no point did the producers and writers ever want to portray HIV as a death sentence.”- Nyong’o said.
She said she wanted to encourage open dialogue, saying talking about HIV/Aids should be as ordinary as discussing the weather.
“The secrecy and silence is what’s making people to be the way they are, to be living their lives as if they’re planning for a funeral. I’m not. I’m planning for life.”
Source: houstonchronicle
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Enough is enough’ as actress reveals she’s HIV-positive – Houston News
Decades of debauchery have finally caught up with one of Hollywood’s top megastars after publicly declaring her HIV/AIDS status.
In a bombshell world exclusive, Mexican-Kenyan actress, Lupita Nyong’o has revealed what has been hidden as an explosive secret from the world: She is HIV-positive.
On Saturday morning, while thousands of Americans have gathered to witness the premiering of ‘A Series Of Unfortunate Events’ – TV Series by Netflix, actress Lupita Nyong’o declared on radio: ”I am HIV-positive.”
Nyong’o, who is currently Netflix enlisted figure after a tweet with Rihanna went viral, had kept her status hidden for 11 years. In fact, she only confided in her family last year.
In an interview with the Houston Times, Nyong’o, who earned a bachelor’s degree in film and theater studies from Hampshire College in the United States, told how she contracted the virus from an ex-boyfriend who kept his status a secret.
“I told him [and] he said, ‘Don’t tell anyone.’ I was so uncomfortable in my own skin and that’s why I know now what I am doing is [for] a greater purpose. Enough is enough.”
The Mexican-born actress said: ”I woke up and thought today is as good as any day because it has been a long journey and I realised that a lot of young people out there are so scared when they are tested for the first time.
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“Our society had made this virus a monster and all it is, is a virus. I’m doing it for the voiceless people out there who have already found out their status, and know that I’ve got their back.”
Bill de Morris, programme and grant manager at the Aids Foundation United States in New York City, said: ”Having someone like Nyong’o disclosing her status helps people realise that HIV is not a death sentence.”
On telling her family, Nyong’o said: ”When I was in hospital [last year] and my CD4 count was 99, my doctor said I needed to tell them. They were shocked but supportive.
“My siblings just said, ‘It’s okay, we love you.’ And that’s what everybody hopes for when they come out.”
Nyong’o was diagnosed with the virus at the age of 23 and has since kept it confidential.
”I used to look at the character of South African Nandipha and see and hear how she was as normal as possible. It helped me because at no point did the producers and writers ever want to portray HIV as a death sentence.”- Nyong’o said.
She said she wanted to encourage open dialogue, saying talking about HIV/Aids should be as ordinary as discussing the weather.
“The secrecy and silence is what’s making people to be the way they are, to be living their lives as if they’re planning for a funeral. I’m not. I’m planning for life.”
Source: houstonchronicle
