Avril Lavigne has been honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles.
The Complicated hitmaker was presented with the 2,731st star during a star-studded ceremony on Wednesday, August 31.
In her speech, Avril admitted she’s “proud and honoured” to receive the recognition, sharing: “Today, I love making music more than ever. I feel so inspired.
“And I hope that the next 16-year-old from their small town who comes to Hollywood one day, full of hopes and dreams, sees this star and thinks to themselves, ‘Oh my God, my name could be there one day, too.’
“Because it can… What an amazing 20 years, and I can’t wait for the next 20, bitches! Let’s go!”
Speaking to a crowd including her fiancé Mod Sun and regular collaborator Machine Gun Kelly, she also recalled her first visit to the Hollywood Walk of Fame when she was 16.
“I’m 16 years old and I’m on my first trip to Hollywood, and of course, I had to visit the Hollywood Walk of Fame because it’s iconic,” she smiled.
“I can remember seeing these legendary names, and I never could have imagined mine would be here.
“This is so crazy. I am so grateful. This is probably one of the coolest days of my life.”
Avril recently returned to the charts with her seventh studio album ‘Love Sux’, featuring the singles Bite Me and Love It When You Hate Me.
In a review of the album, Retro Pop called ‘Love Sux’ a “pop-punk masterpiece” and praised “the level of life and energy in every recording – something that’s not been so well captured since Avril’s 2007 LP ‘The Best Damn Thing’.”
‘Love Sux’ is available now.
