Lizzo’s victory also brings her halfway to achieving EGOT status, which is reached when a person wins an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony award. During her tearful speech, Lizzo opened up about her reason for starting the show–which followed her as she searched for a new group of backup dancers to accompany her on tour. “When I was a little girl, all I wanted to see was me in the media. Someone fat like me, black like me, beautiful like me,” she said while on stage. “If I could go back and tell little Lizzo something, I’d be like, ‘you’re going to see that person, but b**** it’s going to have to be you.’ This is for my big girls.” The “Truth Hurts” singer also shared a selfie on Twitter after accepting the award, where she showed off her smeared makeup as a result of her tears. “This is for the BIG GRRRLS,” the caption read. You can watch Lizzo’s touching speech in its entirety in the video above. More News:
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