Star of 12 Years A Slave, Lupita Nyong’o visited the Harris Sixth Form College in London to mentor young women on leadership and the importance of literacy in an event hosted by the National Literacy Trust.
Nyong’o, now a best-selling author, told the BBC she didn’t even like reading when she was young.
Producers: Jeanette Long and Alex Dackevych
Camera: Neil Paton