Lipa, who also won Best Dance Recording, said she was honoured to be nominated “alongside so many incredible female artists this year, because I guess this year we’ve really stepped up”.

But it was after she thanked her friends and family, and her fans for allowing “me to be the best version of myself” that Lipa made her most poignant remarks.

As the wrap-up music got louder and louder, the singer continued speaking, saying: “For anyone that hasn’t realised how special they are to have a different story, a different background, a name that honours their roots because they just want to be normal, whatever the hell that means, just know that no matter where you’re from, your background or what you believe in, never let that get in the way of you and your dreams because you deserve it.

Dua Lipa’s message about self-belief deserves to be heard