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Here's why Lupita Nyong'o jokes that fans can call her 'ant-woman'

| IANS | Jul 25, 2022, 11:09 IST
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A Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong'o has joked that her fans can call her 'ant-woman' after she eats the insect for the first time.

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In a video posted on Instagram, the 'Black Panther' star tries eating ants for the very first time, as per the reports.


"It's ants," the Oscar-winner says in the clip, showing her food to the camera.

"It's really good, it's not even crunchy or anything."

Nyong'o captioned the post, "You can call me Ant-Woman!!" adding the hashtags, '#Marvel', '#Ants' and '#Foodie'.

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In the comments, her US co-star Winston Duke poked fun at her culinary adventure, writing, "What is u doin baybeh.. what you eating ants fohhh?!!" Duke, 35, continued, "This is ant-agonizing me.. I'm feeling antsy.. what would yo aunt say.. my antena is going crazyyy."


Nyong'o's ant tasting took place at an Audi-sponsored event in Los Angeles earlier this week, which featured food from the Copenhagen-based restaurant Noma. "An event to celebrate sustainability, and the food and company was absolutely divine. What a wonderful evening!," she wrote in the caption of a post about the event.


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