Before She Was An Oscar Winner Lupita Nyong'o Was In A Raunchy Kenyan Soap

Who knew?

Long before she was a flawless Academy Award winner, Lupita was a soap star.

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On Kenyan MTV show Shuga, playing Ayira.

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And it was pretty raunchy.

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She fooled around with two men in the soap after sleeping with her boss to try and get ahead.

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And the show was used to raise awareness of HIV and Aids when her character feared she had contracted the disease.

Well, well, well.

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The soap was actually a hit and was broadcast across 40 African countries.

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And now she's the Oscar winner we know today.

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Watch the trailer for Shuga below.

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