US comedian Ellen DeGeneres has delivered an inspiring speech at the Teen Choice Awards in the United States.
DeGeneres was presented with the award for Choice Comedian award at a ceremony over the weekend.
In accepting the award, DeGeneres told the audience she was “pro teen-choice” and felt “goot be be chosen.”
“But there was a time in my life when I was not chosen,” she said. “I was the opposite of chosen because I was different.
"And I want to make sure that what makes you different right now makes you stand out later in life.
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"So you should be proud of being different. You should be proud of who you are."
DeGeneres dedicated the award to her wife Portia de Rossi, who was sitting in the front row, and noted that it was their seventh wedding anniversary that day.
Watch the full speech here:
