Lizzo makes no apologies for showcasing her beautiful figure in every way, and now, she’s helping others do the same in her new Prime Video reality dance competition series, Lizzo’s Watch Out For The Big Grrrls. In the series, talented dancers vie for a spot as one of the background dancers for her tour. The women are proving that size doesn’t matter, and in many cases, they are better.

Award-winning documentary filmmaker Nneka Onuorah directed the series. She’s most known The Same Difference and some of her other credits of her’s include Netflix original docuseries First and Last, the Vice docuseries My House and Dee Rees’ Netflix film The Last Thing He Wanted.

But she’s beyond proud to lend her talents to Lizzo’s first project in her overall deal with Amazon Studios. Onuorah spoke with Shadow and Act about working with Lizzo, growing relationships with the women on the show, why the project is long overdue,and her hopes for the future and impact of the show.

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