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Thuso Mbedu rubs shoulders with celebs in Italy at Louis Vuitton Fashion Show

Internationally renowned actress Thuso Mbedu’s star is just shining brighter and brighter! The Woman King star, along with other major celebrities, attended the Louis Vuitton Women’s Cruise 2024 Fashion Show on the island of Isola Bella in Lake Maggiore, Italy.

French-Belgian fashion designer and former creative director of Balenciaga Nicolas Ghesquière, now Louis Vuitton’s Artistic Director of Women’s collections, presented the Louis Vuitton Cruise 2024 collection on the island.

The luxurious island has been owned by the wealthy Borromeo family for many centuries.

Thuso, who is now the L’Oreal brand ambassador and spokesperson for Sub-Saharan Africa, was joined by many stars. Guests in attendance included media mogul Oprah Winfrey, TV personality Gayle King, director Ava DuVernay, actresses Cate Blanchett and Emma Stone, rapper Jaden Smith and acting couple Jennifer Connelly and Paul Bettany, among other guests.

The former Isibaya, Scandal and Isithuzi star was also seen sitting with French actress Stacy Martin, Bridgerton star Phoebe Dynevor, South Korean rapper Felix of the boyband Stray Kids and Sean Koons, son of famous American sculpturist Jeff Koons.

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This is not the first time Thuso is hanging out with Hollywood’s most celebrated artists.

Not too long ago, Thuso attended fellow South African Charlize Theron’s ‘Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project’ (CTAOP) block party, along with cast members from the Fast and Furious franchise.

Capturing the moment, Thuso said on Instagram, “Had an absolutely great time at the #ctaopblockparty where we, with the FastX family, celebrated all the amazing work @charlizeafrica and the @ctaop have done over the last 16 years. To hear the amazing stories and to be in a space full of love and laughter was everything ?.”

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