Michael B. JordanandLupita Nyong’oseem like the perfect couple but they insist they are are just a couple of best buds.
“We’re good friends,” Jordan, 31,toldEntertainment Tonight. “Honestly, we’ve known each other a really long time and respect each other and I love this girl to death.”
Nyong’o, 35, of course, feels the same. “It’s flattering at the end of the day. I think it’s such a rare thing to find people you have good chemistry with and too for us to find each other as actors and get to work together, it makes the work richer that we truly enjoy each other’s company on and off screen,” Nyong’o explained to ET.
The admission comes just days after theBlack Pantherstars, along with their costarDanai Gurira, staged a makeout scene in a photo booth at the InStyle & Warner Bros.Golden Globesafterparty.
The hilarious clip featuresThe Walking Deadalum, 40 — dressed in a stunning red Rodarte gown — strolling in front of an elevator as the doors slowly open to reveal Jordan with his arms wrapped around Nyong’o.
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Gurira then steps into the elevator, pushes theCreedstar aside, and dips Nyong’o — in electric-blue Calvin Klein — so she can give her another smooch as the doors close.
Nyong’o shared the clipon her Instagram with the caption: “When the cat’s away…”
Jordan also posted it, writing, “And I’m still KING,” with the crown and crying-laughing emojis.
The flirtation kicked offwhen the Oscar winner tweeted a video backstage atThe View, where she made Jordan drop down for a push-up: Apparently after winning a bet on the set ofBlack Panther, Nyong’o earned the right to command her costar to exercise.
Things heated up when Jordan, in a since-deleted tweet, replied, “Bring them chocolate cakes back. You ready for round 2?” For some extra spice, he added the hashtag “#youknowyouwantthis.”
Nyong’o then shot back, “No dessert until you come correct,” with the hashtags “#youknowyouwantthis” and “#youaintready.”
Eventually, Jordan cleared the air: It was all for the show.
source: people.com
