Lupita Nyong'o Says Adopting A Cat Helped Her Recover From A 'Severely' Broken Heart

The Oscar winner, who previously dated TV host Selema Masekela, had first opened up about experiencing a "heartbreak" in October.

Lupita Nyong’o figured out the purr-fect way to heal from a breakup.

In an interview with Glamour published on Monday, the Oscar winner revealed that adopting a cat helped her recover from a breakup with her ex-boyfriend, sports commentator Selema Masekela, after their split last year.

Nyong’o explained that she knew she was ready to adopt her cat, Yoyo, after fostering him for two days. The orange tabby helped helped her heal from a “super-low” point in the breakup that left her heart “severely broken.”

“I was really having a hard time believing in joy,” she said. “I was flirting with depression. I wasn’t there yet, but I was flirting with it. And I had a voice say in my head, ‘Get a cat.’”

Nyong’o told the publication that the adoption center where she’d eventually meet Yoyo had a sign displayed that said something along the lines of, “Not over your ex? Foster a cat.”