Mom kept Nyong'o away from nail paints

Actress Lupita Nyong'o says her mother didn't allow her to colour her nails till she turned 12.

"My mother wouldn't let me paint my nails until I was 12. So, when I was finally able to do it, I did it every day," eonline.com quoted the 30-year-old as saying.

Nyong'o is up for best supporting actress for her work in "12 Years A Slave" for Oscars to be held Sunday.