Selena Gomez caps off AMA win with emotional speech: 'You don't have to stay broken'

Selena Gomez's outing at the American Music Awards (AMA) on Sunday turned out to be quite the emotional affair.

It was her first public appearance since her a career hiatus back in August, following a struggle with lupus. Gomez took home her first AMA for favorite pop/rock female artist, leaving us with a heartfelt acceptance speech that harked back to her health troubles.

"In 2014, this stage was actually the first time that I was authentically, 100 percent honest with all of you. I think it's safe to say that all of you know my life whether I like it or not," Gomez told the audience.

"I had to stop, because I had everything and I was absolutely broken inside. I kept it all together enough to where I would never let you down but I kept it too much together to where I let myself down."

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Gomez's voice began to quaver as she thanked those who supported her over a tough period.

"I don't want to see your bodies on Instagram. I want to see what's in here. I'm not trying to get validation, nor do I need it anymore. All I can say from the bottom of my heart is I am so grateful that I have the opportunity to be able to share what I love every single day with people that I love," she said.

"I have to say thank you so much to my fans because you guys are so damn loyal and I don't know what I did to deserve you.

"If you are broken you do not have to stay broken. If that's anything, whether you respect me or not, that's one thing you should know about me is I care about people. Thank you so much for this. This is for you. Thank you."

Lady Gaga's reaction nailed what we all felt after that speech.

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