Prior to Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards Mary Lambert may not have been a household name, but following her performance with Macklemore and Ryan Lewis on “Same Love,” during which she sang face-to-face with Oscar winner and renowned belter Jennifer Hudson, Lambert is well on her way.
Best known for the melodic hook in Macklemore’s LGBT anthem “Same Love,” Lambert released a solo version of “She Keeps Me Warm” earlier this summer. Now, the video for “She Keeps Me Warm,” starring Lambert in the incipient stages of a sweet lesbian love story, is out for your viewing pleasure.
In an exclusive interview with us Lambert explained her thinking behind the story for the video:
“While we’re providing a context for the world to see a normal lesbian relationship with two women, I also wanted to show a context of a plus-sized woman that can be romantic and sexy. I notice so often in media, plus-sized women’s bodies are used also as a novelty, not that different from the way lesbian relationships are used as a novelty. The plus-sized woman’s body has become this comedic element to things. They’re not allowed to be sexy. It’s always supposed to be funny or make you uncomfortable, and I was always so frustrated with that. I feel romantic, and I feel sexy, and I have a really great butt!”
Watch “She Keeps Me Warm” below.
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