Lupita Nyong'o says she doesn't 'run away from the tears or the grief' of losing her 'Black Panther' co-star Chadwick Boseman. 'You just live with it.'

The “Screen Talk” event, which Nyong’o primarily attended to promote her latest film The Wild Robot came only two months after she shared a heartbreaking Instagram dedication to Boseman that began with an unattributed quote about the process of grief.

Lupita Nyong'o teared up paying tribute to her "Black Panther" co-star Chadwick Boseman during a BFI London Film Festival Q&A about her career. After organizers played a clip from the 2018 film, in which Nyong'o starred as Nakia opposite Boseman's T’Challa,

"The grief is just the love with no place to put it, right?" 'The Wild Robot' star said at a BFI London Film Festival event on Monday, Oct. 14

Chadwick Boseman sadly passed away four years ago, but Lupita Nyong’o continues to feel her friend’s absence. The Oscar winner reflected on Boseman’s death and paid tribute to him when a snippet of their Black Panter movie was shown to her at a BFI London Film Festival event on Monday, PEOPLE reported.

Nyong'o also revealed she hasn't seen the 2018 film since Chadwick Boseman's tragic passing in 2020. Now more than ever, Marvel is walking a tightrope to see whether the shotgun method of its slate of films and TV shows will land with fans or miss the mark.

Black Panther' actress Lupita Nyong’o broke down in tears as she paid tribute to her late co-star Chadwick Boseman, who passed away in 2020 aged 43, and admitted she won't ever be "done shedding my tears from losing my friend".