This is Winston Duke.
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He’s a 31-year-old actor from Trinidad and Tobago, and one of the breakout stars in Marvel’s latest superhero blockbuster film Black Panther. (He plays M’Baku, leader of the Jabari tribe.)
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Besides his talent for acting, the Yale alumni is also making headlines because people on the internet can’t seem to stop themselves from swooning for him.
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(Can you really blame them, though?)
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Here’s a small taste of how the internet has been responding to Winston Duke’s greatness:
\u201cI know everyone is praising Michael B. Jordan and Chadwick Boseman in Black Panther...And I\u2019m going to let y\u2019all finish. But MY eyes were on this 6\u201d5 chocolate bearded Tobagonian zaddy Winston Duke. Lawd Have MERCY MERCY !!!\u201d— The Bar \ud83d\udc7d\ud83c\udf1f (@The Bar \ud83d\udc7d\ud83c\udf1f) 1518934623
\u201cMan... listen\u201d— The Bar \ud83d\udc7d\ud83c\udf1f (@The Bar \ud83d\udc7d\ud83c\udf1f) 1518934623
None— Laura \u2618\ufe0f\u2744\ufe0f\ufe0fBLM \ud83c\udf08 ACAB (@Laura \u2618\ufe0f\u2744\ufe0f\ufe0fBLM \ud83c\udf08 ACAB) 1519007957
\u201cY\u2019all: Winston Duke has a girlfriend...\nMe:\u201d— Nneka \ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddec (@Nneka \ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddec) 1518924930
\u201cI love how my TL is ppl of multiple races and genders thirsting over Winston Duke for the last 24 hours LOL.\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\u201d— \ud83e\udea9\ud83c\udd83\ud83c\udd81\ud83c\udd84\ud83c\udd73\ud83c\udd88\ud83e\udea9 (@\ud83e\udea9\ud83c\udd83\ud83c\udd81\ud83c\udd84\ud83c\udd73\ud83c\udd88\ud83e\udea9) 1518848592
None— joeysma (@joeysma) 1518622961
\u201cWinston Duke is a whole ass meal plus snack and dessert\u201d— Unicorn is the uniform I put on (@Unicorn is the uniform I put on) 1518834211
\u201calso I\u2019m in love with Winston Duke. a MAN.\u201d— z (@z) 1518813513
\u201ccongratulations to everyone who spent the weekend developing a crush on M'Baku/Winston Duke\u201d— Gavia Baker-Whitelaw (@Gavia Baker-Whitelaw) 1519054179
The thirst is real, y’all…
