Lupita Nyong'o Recalls The Time She Was Stood Up By Her Prom Date

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Even red carpet fashionista Lupita Nyong'o knows a thing or two about being stood up for a date.

The Oscar winner recalled the time while she was living in Kenya that her prom date was a no-show on Tuesday’s episode of "Late Night with Seth Meyers."

"There was this guy in my neighborhood that I thought was so cute, and I gathered up the guts to ask him to prom," she explained to Meyers. "I didn't talk to him much at all, but I asked him to prom… And he was like 'Sure, sure, sure.'"

Lupita went on to add that her date just disappeared after the pair discussed the color for her custom dress.

"I told him what the color scheme was, because I was designing my own dress and everything… I think it scared him, because I was gonna wear red and yellow," she said. "Maybe he didn’t have a red suit. But he didn't show up."

Now a successful actress and beauty ambassador, we can only imagine that this anonymous guy is probably kicking himself right now for the deceitful act.

Check out Lupita’s interview segment in the clip above.

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