Blake Lively has a message for women, "You Need To Be Heard"

Blake Lively was an award recipient at the People’s Choice Award for her film The Shallows, and the actress had some very inspiring words to share as part of her acceptance speech.

She started by referencing her childhood:

“I set a goal for myself … and that was to meet the Spice Girls.”

“I still haven’t accomplished that,” she continued, “but what was so neat about them is that they’re all so distinctly different, and they were women, and that was my first introduction to girl power.”

“When you voted for this, you didn’t just vote for my movie (The Shallows) or me, but you voted for girl power, it’s true!” she said. “And men voted for girl power, too, and you guys are awesome for doing that. So thank you for sending a message to Hollywood that people want to hear stories about women, and we want to hear your stories.”

“Now more than ever, you need to be heard, you are valuable, and no one can limit you.”

 (Photo: Kevin Winter, Getty Images/ Top image from E!)

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