Lupita Nyong'o secretly dating rapper K'Naan

Despite rumours of a romance with fellow Oscar-winner, Jared Leto, it seems Lupita Nyong'o has actually been off the market since September!

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New reports are saying that the 31-year-old is secretly dating Somali-born rapper K'Naan.

Despite the 12 Years A Slave star's recent selfies in Paris linking her to Dallas Buyers Club actor Jared, a source close to the rapper claims the pair have really bonded over 'similar issues.'

Lupita Nyong'o is rumoured ot be secretly dating rapper, K'Naan. Source: Getty

The source also revealed that the Academy Award winning actress "loves his humanitarianism" and said, "They'd both passionate about African issues."

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However, the newly linked couple are apparently taking things slow, as the source says, "She hasn't met his kids."

The 36-year-old Wavin Flag rapper, whose real name is Keinan Abdi Warsame, shares two sons with ex-wife Deqa Warsame, according to the source.

Jared and Lupita's selfies in Paris sparked rumours they were more than friends. Source: Instagram

Nyong'o has continued to deny romance rumours between her and Leto. On Feb. 21 the star appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres Show and joked of her supposed relationship with the Oscar winner and said: "I thought Miley Cyrus broke us up?"

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She added: "When I read these rumors, they're so detailed that even I start to question whether they're true or not."