Lizzo
Lizzo was among the winners at Monday night’s 2022 Emmy Awards, earning the award for Outstanding Competition Program for her Amazon Prime series Watch Out for the Big Grrrls. The reality show focused on a hunt for Lizzo’s backup dancers for her tour among a group of plus-sized women of color.
In her acceptance speech, Lizzo said, “The trophy is nice, but my emotion is for these people who are on this stage with me. The stories that they share are not that unique. They just don’t get the platform. Telling stories, let’s tell more stories.”
She added, “When I was a little girl, all I wanted was to see me in the media. Someone fat like me, Black like me, beautiful like me,” she recalled, before adding with a laugh that she would tell her younger self, “You’re gonna see that person, but b—-, it’s gonna be you.”
Lizzo was also a presenter during the telecast, joining host Kenan Thompson onstage to present the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.
