Her monologue wasn’t all leggy kicks and sexy threads. Jlo also had a message about persevering when everyone wants to discount you.As she listed everything she’s been up to this year, it quickly became obvious that this wasn’t the normal SNL monologue where the celebrity guest host promotes their latest movie or brags about how popular they are. Jenny From the Block was specifically talking to ambitious young girls and thriving women about not discounting their achievements, to keep punching through that glass ceiling, to never make themselves small to accommodate the insecurities of others, and most importantly, ageing doesn’t mean you need to hit the brakes.“What I really want to say to everyone out there watching is the best is yet to come. People try to write you off you know, it’s all B.S. None of us have a shelf life. Look at me! They tried to count me out so many times. But I’m still here!” she said to a round of cheers.She also addressed her "big birthday" this summer, whispering "I turned . . .” and then screaming with pride, “50!” Yes girl, ain’t no shame in turning 50. Say it loud, say it proud.She continued, “I slayed the Met Gala. And that’s not a brag. A doctor diagnosed it on the spot as a fourth-degree slay.”*Checks notes* Yup that’s correct, we still have the burns from her hotness.But let’s not forget what makes all of these successes worthwhile—the support from her loved ones. “I got what every girl from the Bronx dreams of—proposed to by a Yankee.”Later in the show, her fiancé Alex Rodriguez made a cameo in a sketch with your boyfriend Pete Davidson that's also worth your time. Oh JLo and Arod–we ship you so hard![video_embed id='-1']RELATED: JLo on why now is the perfect time for ‘Hustlers’[/video_embed]imagine being a Rockette. And getting to kick with Jlo. ON SNL. Then helpING her with her QUICK CHANGE. (and also running into Kate McKinnon backstage but that’s not important haha unless) anyways, I have officially died today pic.twitter.com/a1oMVHK06J
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