Lizzo’s building a positivity empire with pop music, shapewear and now reality TV
LA TimesLizzo’s big year is about to get bigger. I listen to my music all the time.” In person, she’s just as delightful as she is on “Big Grrrls,” which saw her auditioning plus-size dancers to be part of her onstage troupe. “So, I was like, ‘I’m starting a dance agency to represent dancers and models.’ I wanted to have a documentary-style series of you all watching me build the agency — but “I needed dancers more than I needed a TV show,” Lizzo says. A scene from “Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls.” Recently turning 34, Lizzo came of age watching “America’s Next Top Model,” fascinated by its peek behind the curtain of the modeling world. I’m going to f— win.” For as much as “Watch Out for the Big Grrrls” shows her in control of her burgeoning empire, she swears she doesn’t worry about anything as crass as brand maintenance.