For a pop superstar who relies on penning lyrics for a living, Pink found herself struggling for the right words when her daughter told her she felt ugly.The "Try" singer moved the crowd and TV audience at the MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 27 with a moving message aimed at her daughter, 6-year-old Willow Sage, during her acceptance speech for the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.
In the now-well-known speech, Pink recounted the moment when her child lamented that she was the ugliest girl she knows "because I look like a boy." Pink then shared with Willow the importance of living her true self, reassuring her daughter that she is beautiful and is loved.On Wednesday's "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," the singer revealed more about the heartrending mother-daughter exchange that inspired the speech.
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