The fate of Lupita Nyong’o’s home is still unknown in the aftermath of the devastating wildfires that ravaged Los Angeles.
The Oscar-winning actress revealed that her housing status is “to be determined” since she’s been unable to return to her West Coast residence in the weeks since the blazes engulfed the L.A. area last month.
The fires, fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, forced over 180,000 people to be put under evacuation orders and claimed the lives of at least 29 people.
“I was displaced,” Nyong’o told Entertainment Weekly on the latest episode of “The Awardist” podcast. “I have not been able to return home, but I have received incredible support. And friends have come to my aid, and it has been a time of just — I’m completely humbled.”
She said she knows her home is “not completely gone,” but is unsure just how much damage was done.
Nyong’o is currently promoting her newest film, “The Wild Robot,” a post-apocalyptic animated movie featuring a forest fire sequence. She says that given all the recent real-life devastation, she probably won’t “be able to process” that sequence for another “five years.”
Thousands of L.A. residents have lost their homes in the wildfires, for which officials are still attempting to determine a cause. The Eaton and Palisades fires, the most destructive of the blazes, have together destroyed over 16,000 structures, including multiple movie and TV landmarks.