Watch: Lizzo gives emotional speech on representation following Emmy win

Lizzo delivered an emotional speech on representation at the Emmys in which she said that all she had ever wanted as a child was to “see me in the media”.The About Damn Time singer said she had wanted to see “someone who was fat like me, black like me, beautiful like me” as she accepted the award for best competition series at the annual awards.She won the accolade for her Amazon series Watch Out For The Big Grrrls.The eight-part dance show competition sees 13 plus-sized women compete to become part of Lizzo’s backing dancer line-up.