Lizzo decaled her love for Scotland ahead of her gig at the OVO Hydro in Glasgow on Wednesday evening. The Grammy award-winning US star was snapped leaving a hotel in the city centre after flying in from Paris earlier this week.
In an interview on BBC Radio 6 and BBC Sounds earlier today, she told host Nemone, who was sitting in for Mary Anne Hobbs: "I love Scotland. I toured Scotland with CHVRCHES and that was some of the most fun I’ve ever had."
She then spoke of her favourite city nightspot, saying: "Isn’t Nice N Sleazy in Scotland, in Glasgow? Nice N Sleazy, I’ll see you there!"
Fresh from a cheeky performance in France, where she bared her bottom and twerked for the delighted crowds, the singer was in a more sedate mood as she hopped off a private jet and pulled up at her Glasgow hotel late on Monday evening.
During the interview for International Women’s Day, she also spoke about women who have inspired her, including Beyonce and Queen Latifah - and the importance of self-love. Lizzo added: "‘Man, [Queen Latifah is] a household name and a staple and can do everything.
"I’ve had the privilege to watch Queen Latifah to go from being, to my generation, seeing her on Living Single, when she was clearly a rapper. And then to see her on Fresh Prince, Living Single, then to see her in movies like Set It Off and to have her own television show, talk show, then to see her do a jazz album and then to see her be in Chicago.
"To watch her evolve and have a metamorphosis like that in such a long colourful career is really inspiring to someone like me because I didn’t see anyone who looked like me. And she represented me. People would be like: 'You look like Queen Latifa!'"
She went on to talk about self-compassion, and said: "I think we’re really hard on ourselves. I know I am. I’ve got to be hard on myself sometimes because the stakes are higher.
"I’m always starting with the self. I feel like if you’re kinder to yourself, you will be kinder to others. I haven’t heard about a story about someone who was really kind and compassionate and patient with themselves and just a jerk to everyone around them, was mean and impatient with everyone around them you know? If you can show yourself compassion, I think that reflects onto other people."
After speaking about the women that inspire her, Lizzo turned to her impact on other women. She said: "I think my life is inspiration enough. If you want to feel inspired, I do a lot intentionally to inspire people. I think giving somebody words doesn’t do more than just showing people that you made it, that you’re happy, that it’s possible.
"I think that is more important than words. You have to love what you’re doing and always be in pursuit and support of that love. There’s nothing else I would be doing. I can’t not do what I’m doing. […] Be your own inspiration!"
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