Lupita Nyong'o learns Xhosa for 'Black Panther' movie
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Lupita Nyong'o learns Xhosa for 'Black Panther' movie

Updated | By Jane Linley-Thomas

'We worked really hard and we tried to speak Xhosa as much as we could. I was like: 'I can say that in Xhosa! I have learned it', says Kenyan-Mexican actress Lupita Nyong'o. Get all the info and more on Wednesday's 'Hot Goss' with Jane.

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Lupita Nyong'o takes Xhosa lessons

'So often we watch American movies that have subtitles in Russian, German and French but so rarely are people asked to listen to an African language and read the subtitles for it. It is the same thing. The fact that this film is working and resonating proves that our languages resonate as well as anything else', says Lupita Nyong'o.

Could Black Panther get any more props? I have yet to hear a negative thing about it. Lupita Nyong'o expressed how difficult it was to learn the Xhosa accent in preparation for her role and the fact that she managed to pull it off is nothing short of amazing.

Read: Black Panther soars to box office glory, earns $218 million

Katherine Heigl shows off her post-baby body

Losing the baby weight after a pregnancy is no easy feat but Katherine Heigl has opened up about it being possible but losing the weight does take a lot of hard work and is not an overnight process. 

I love how Katherine has extended not only pics of her smoking-hot body but also shared commentary that highlights the struggle and dedication it took to get back into shape.

Read: Adam Levine and Behati Prinsloo welcome second baby

It’s been almost 14 months since Joshua Jr was born and it has taken me about that long to really get back in shape. The first pic was taken one month after he was born. The second pic was taken almost a full year later and the last pic was taken this weekend. I wish I had a few from in between the first and second so you could really see how slow my progress was but alas...I was busy covering it all up those months, not posing in my unders! Anyway, I have a beach vacation coming up, a new job I start filming in April and my deep desire to feel fit, strong and sexy propelling me forward the last two months to finally loose the last of my baby weight and do a deep dive search for the ab muscles I knew were buried under that belly somewhere! I was wholly and totally inspired by Miss @rachparcell and the before and after pics she shared after taking the #bbg challenge. I had never heard of it but she looked so damn great (she had her baby just a few months before me) that I had to check it out. I found a fantastic app called #sweat that features several different #bbg programs you can choose from and makes it incredibly easy to do anywhere, which for me means in my bedroom at home! I won’t lie, the workouts are real ass kickers but the progress I’ve made in only 5 short weeks has kept me motivated and inspired to keep going! I am so grateful I’ve had a full year to find those ab muscles and get my butt back up where it belongs and wasn’t forced by work to snap back into shape but it is time to make the strength, fitness and overall health of my body a priority and I am so grateful that @rachparcell shared her story and got this mama motivated!

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Chrissy Teigen and John Legend struggle with a baby name for their son

I love how left field celeb baby names are. From Jamie Oliver's troop, Chris Martin's daughter to Kim K's kids, the names are wild and wonderful.

I'm sure Luna's brother's name will be as equally cool.

Read: Chrissy Teigen and John Legend expecting second child

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