Here’s everything we know about their low-key, adorable romance.
Who is Lena Waithe?
We gained more than a movie.
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Lena also absolutely understood the assignment at the LAWickedpremiere, which she attended with Cynthia.
Posting an Instagram carousel of her amazing green suit, she wrote, Tonight we defy gravity.
Attending the 2022 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in California
How did Cynthia Erivo and Lena Waithe meet?
Weve just been vibing ever since."
Cynthia posted a similar vibe on her Instagram at the time, after meeting Lena at the Met Gala.
At the BET Awards 2021
She wrote: I finally found my sis.
Lena you are absolutely everything.
What a meeting of minds, glad to have you in my life!
SHINE QUEEN SHINE!!
She then made her feelings for Lena pretty clear in a birthday post to her back in 2022.
Happy birthday@lenawaitheI ……. You know the rest!
The couple also attended the 2024 Oscars together.
Cynthia has spoken in the past about her queer identity and the important consequences of her coming out.
My closest friends have known this of me for a long time," she toldVogueof her queerness.
“I feel likeIknew it when I was around 15 but didnt know what to call it.
I didnt have the vocabulary for it.
I knew I was attracted to both men and women.
I was attracted topeople.
Id have a crush on this person or that person but didnt know how to put it in words.
I could feel myself actively hiding that part of myself and it didnt feel good.
That takes a lot of energy to uphold and there is zero return.
Above all, Cynthia wanted to join her community.
Everything I do is on purpose.
Protect this pair at all costs!
A version of this post was previously published inGlamour UK.
