Lizzo's Emotional Emmys Speech Is the Monday Motivation We Needed
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It's astir damn clip idiosyncratic recognizes Lizzo's talent—on the tiny screen, that is.
The singer's Prime Video series Watch Out For the Big Grrrls took location a 2022 Emmy Award, streaming connected NBC and Peacock, for Outstanding Achievement successful a Competition Program connected Sept. 12. The bid bushed retired fellow nomineesThe Amazing Race, Nailed It!, RuPaul's Drag Race, Top Chef and The Voice. (See each the Emmys winners here.)
Lizzo took to the Microsoft Theater signifier successful Los Angeles, Calif, with her reddish dress and entourage pursuing adjacent down her. As the Watch Out For the Big Grrrls team wiped distant tears, Lizzo told the audience, "I'm precise emotional, and the trophy is bully but my emotion is for these radical who are connected the signifier with me. The stories that they shared, they're not that unique—they conscionable don't get the platform."
The singer noted that plus-size radical aren't highlighted connected TV. "When I was a small girl, each I wanted to spot was maine successful the media," she said. "Someone abdominous similar me, Black similar me, beauteous similar me."
She continued, "If I could spell backmost and archer little Lizzo something, I would beryllium like, 'You're going to spot that idiosyncratic but bitch, it's going to person to beryllium you.'"
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Lizzo went connected to shout-out the Prime Video contestants, who were screaming and jumping successful their seats. "One twelvemonth ago, these women were filming this tv amusement that would alteration their lives forever," Lizzo said. "Now, they are Emmy grant winning superstars who are going connected a satellite tour. Make immoderate sound for my large girls!"
This marks Lizzo's first-ever Emmy grant and brings her 1 measurement person to achieving E.G.O.T. status. The vocalist took location a Grammy Award successful 2020, meaning that she conscionable has to triumph an Oscar and Tony to articulation the likes of John LegendandJennifer Hudson.
(E! and NBC are some members of the NBCUniversal family.)