Los Angeles [US]: Rapper Lizzo is on cloud nine as she bagged her first Emmy award on Tuesday.
‘Lizzo’s Watch Out For The Big Grrrls’, the Amazon Prime Video hosted with the aid of the singer, received the Emmy Award for Outstanding Competition Program, Deadline mentioned. The Amazon reality series, which follows the pop mega-superstar as she searches for a brand new squad of backup dancers to sign up for her world excursion, beat The Amazing Race, Nailed It!, Top Chef and The Voice in addition to RuPaul’s Drag Race at the award display.
After receiving the trophy, Lizzo gave a stirring speech on stage.
“The trophy is nice but my emotion is for these people who are on the stage with me. The stories that they shared are not that unique that just don’t get the platform. Let’s tell more stories,” she said.
“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. If I could go back and little Lizzo something, I’d be like, you’re going to see that person, but bitch it’s going to have to be you. This is for my big girls,” she added.
The collection also won multiple Emmys at last week’s Creative Arts ceremony consisting of Directing for a Reality Program and Picture Editing after scoring six nominations.
