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Her exotic beauty and heart-wrenching portrayal of tormented slave Patsey in 12 Years a Slave catapulted her into stardom.

But five years ago, Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o starred in Shuga, a sexually-charged MTV Base Africa soap opera in which she juggled two men.

In the three-part first season, the 31-year-old actress played ambitious go-getter Ayira, who sleeps with her boss at Maverick Advertising.

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Workplace tryst: In the three-part first season, the 31-year-old actress played ambitious go-getter Ayira, who sleeps with her boss at Maverick Advertising

'You got what you wanted, right? Now it's my turn,' wealthy Felix said, kissing Ayira over a conference table

'Are you sleeping with anyone else?' Felix asked and when Ayira said no he added: 'Then there's no problem, is there?'

PSA: The show's numerous steamy sex scenes proved a great way to raise HIV/AIDS awareness, and by the third part Ayira discovers she might have contracted the deadly disease

Lupita Nyong'o in sexually-charged Kenyan soap opera 'Shuga'

The show's numerous steamy sex scenes proved a great way to raise HIV/AIDS awareness, and by the third part Ayira discovers she might have contracted the deadly disease.

Getting down: In a previous encounter with her older boss, the flawless It Girl straddles his lap wearing little more than a black lacy bra

Drama: The advertising CEO's daughter then interrupts the frisky pair

Caught in the act: Lupita's college student character is often in various states of undress throughout the series.

Wet and wild: Lupita takes a serene shower at one point in the series

Juggling two men: But even that sequence gets transformed into a love scene when her boyfriend Ty unexpectedly joins her from behind

'Where are my jeans?' Between school, a waitress job, a boyfriend, and supporting her mother - Nyong'o is literally rushing from scene to scene, even in her panties

Roommates: Shuga turned out to be a hit - airing in 40 different African countries before eventually airing internationally on 70 TV stations

'I think one thing [Shuga] is trying to do is talk about how HIV and AIDS is not a death sentence': Through her work on Shuga, Nyong'o became an ambassador for HIV and AIDS

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