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Lizzo is making definite others consciousness good arsenic hell.
The "Truth Hurts" vocalist made 1 fan's imagination travel existent erstwhile she leant retired 1 of her astir memorable outfits. Back successful October, Aurielle Marie, an Atlanta-based poet, put retired a pipe-dream call to Lizzo connected TikTok, asking if they could get her iconic 2022 Emmys dress. The occasion? The writer was being honored arsenic 1 of Out100's LGBTQ+ Literary and Publishing stars of the twelvemonth and needed thing peculiar to deterioration to the gala.
To Aurielle's shock, the prima obliged the closet raid. While Lizzo didn't fto spell of the customized reddish tulle Giambattista Valli ballgown she wore to the Emmys, she did send implicit the custom magenta tulle Dominique Galbraith ballgown she wore portion performing astatine the 2019 American Music Awards.
In a follow-up TikTok, Aurielle screamed with excitement while opening up an oversized bundle to uncover the decorator dress. When they tried it on, with the musician's "2 Be Loved" way playing successful the background, the writer broke down successful tears of gratitude.
"i might've gotten a fewer tears connected your formal @lizzo, my atrocious babe," Aurielle captioned the Nov. 15 clip. "Words dont suffice, and convey you isnt enough. But THANK YOU! I'm speechless. Y'all! A bitch is certified LIZZO SIZED!!!!!! And LOOK AT THIS GOWN!"
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Lizzo aboriginal explained successful a TikTok of her own that she wanted to assistance Aurielle out, but couldn't successful bully religion send the Emmys formal arsenic it wasn't successful bully condition after she won for Outstanding Achievement successful a Competition Program for her Prime Video bid Lizzo's Watch Out For the Big Grrrls.
"I was truthful affectional and drunk the nighttime of the Emmys that I completed destroyed my dress," she explained. "I ripped it virtually during my speech. So I had to deliberation fast. My AMAs formal was truly akin to my Emmys formal and conscionable arsenic cute, honestly. So I recovered it successful my storage, got it cleaned and shipped it out."
Noting that she saw Aurielle's absorption video. the Yitty founder added, "you looked perfectly beautiful."
In the archetypal plea to Lizzo, Aurielle relayed that the Out100 grant was "hands down the biggest accolade" of their career, but astir didn't privation to be the upcoming lawsuit successful New York City arsenic they became progressively frustrated with uncovering thing to wear.
"I can't find thing that is large bitch and reddish carpet ready," Aurielle explained successful the video. "The longer I spell without thing to wear, the little I privation to beryllium there."
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As a past ditch effort, Aurielle—who was antecedently named 2022's Georgia Author of the Year Award—decided to shoot their changeable and asked consecutive up begged the vocalist to play fairy godmother.
"I conscionable said, ‘Let's marque a small TikTok due to the fact that you ne'er cognize what could happen," Aurielle explained of her request. "I figured the worst deliberation you tin accidental is no.
Before knowing the favour would beryllium granted, Aurielle took a infinitesimal to explicit however Lizzo's cognition and body confidence has inspired their aforesaid esteem.
"I cognize you cognize however it feels to beryllium the biggest bitch successful the country and each the scrutiny and hyper-visibility that comes with that due to the fact that I've watched you speech astir it," Aurielle continued. "The audacity you've marked connected your vocation has helped retired and beryllium audacious myself."
Out100 volition instrumentality place in the coming weeks and each eyes are definite to beryllium connected Aurielle.
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