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Fil-Am artist Nicole Scherzinger on winning Best Actress at the 2025 Tonys: 'I have come home at last'

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

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<p>Filipino-American performer Nicole Scherzinger delivered an emotional speech after winning Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical at the 2025 Tony Awards for her role in <em>Sunset Blvd.</em></p><p>&quot;Growing up I always felt like I didn&#x27;t belong, but you all have made me feel like I belong and I have come home at last,&quot; she said during her acceptance speech.</p><p>She also took a moment to encourage dreamers to keep going, no matter the odds.</p><p>&quot;If there&#x27;s anyone out there who feels like they don&#x27;t belong or your time hasn&#x27;t come up, don&#x27;t give up. Just keep on giving and giving because the world needs your love and your light now more than ever. This is a testament that love always wins,&quot; she stated.</p><p>The singer-actress also expressed her gratitude to God for this recent feat.</p><p>&quot;I just have to thank God for carrying me every step of the way. I give You all the glory,&quot; Nicole remarked.</p><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKqihj0RvtJ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA=="></a></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-6" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKqihj0RvtJ/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A6%2C%22os%22%3A6351043.4%2C%22ls%22%3A29360.80000000028%2C%22le%22%3A29366.30000000028%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-6" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>She also thanked Tony Awards and those who supported her journey: &quot;I wanna thank all of you so much... for making this little Hawaiian-Ukrainian-Filipino girl&#x27;s dream come true, so proud to represent,&quot; she said.</p><p>In a recent interview with <em>TIME Magazine</em>, Nicole described starring in the musical show as &quot;an unbelievable blessing and it&#x27;s extremely rewarding beyond anything that I ever done.&quot;</p><p>She went on: &quot;I feel like I&#x27;m finally living my purpose and my dream because I get to finally share all of me and who I truly am with the world right now in this role.&quot;</p><p>In<em> Sunset Blvd.</em>, Nicole portrays Norma Desmond, a film star determined to reclaim the spotlight.</p><p>&quot;I didn&#x27;t want people to be judging Norma and scrutinizing her from the outside. Instead I wanted people to relate to Norma, and connect to Norma, and empathized with her, not just sympathized,&quot; Nicole shared on her approach to playing Norma.</p>

<p>Nicole Scherzinger won Best Actress at the 2025 Tony Awards for her performance in '<i>Sunset Blvd.'</i></p>

Nicole Scherzinger won Best Actress at the 2025 Tony Awards for her performance in ' Sunset Blvd.'