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'I slept with it last night': Viola Davis reveals where Emmy is kept, her french fries craving during ceremony and what husband really thought of acceptance speech

Published: 11:46 EST, 24 September 2015 | Updated: 14:47 EST, 24 September 2015

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She is the first African American woman to win a Best Actress in a Drama accolade at the Emmy's.

And after making history with her gong Viola Davis has been keeping it close to her - in bed.

She revealed on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Thursday just how close she has been keeping her award saying: 'I slept with it last night.'

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Keeping it close: Emmy award winner Viola Davis revealed she has been sleeping with her gong since she won it on Sunday when she appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres show on Thursday

Ellen responded: 'That's dangerous.'

The actress shook her head laughing, saying: 'My husband (Julius Tennon) was like, Viola...you know.'

The 50 -year-old went on to talk about her famed acceptance speech and how her partner was not completely sure where she was going with it on the night.

Where you going with that? The 50 -year-old went on to talk about her famed acceptance speech and how her husband was not completely sure about it on the night

She said: 'I did want to mark the fact it was the first African-American to win in the lead actress category.

She revealed her husband said afterwards: "V I didn't know where you were going with that. I really didn't. When you were saying these white women with their arms stretched out over the line I was like: 'What is she doing?'"

Inspiration: Viola quoted famed African-American abolitionist Harriet Tubman

Viola quoted famed African-American abolitionist Harriet Tubman.

She said: 'I did want to mark the fact it was the first African-American to win in the lead actress category.

'So I love that Harriet Tubman quote - I thought it was so progressive.

'And I started it and, my husband said afterwards: "V I didn't know where you were going with that. I really didn't. When you were saying these white women with their arms stretched out over the line I was like: 'What is she doing?'"

She joked about her husband's response saying he said: 'When you said Harriet Tubman said it I was like, "oh my God thank God"'

'When you said Harriet Tubman said it I was like, "oh my God thank God"'

'It helped a lot to say it was a quote.'

Viola continued she had no idea she had got a standing ovation when she was given her award, as all she could think about was the McDonald's french fries back stage: 'I felt a great wall of silence and then all I could see was the McDonalds french fries back stage.

Hunger games: Viola continued she had no idea she had got a standing ovation when she was given her award, as all she could think about was the McDonald's french fries back stage

'I was trying to get those and I ate them like I hadn't eaten them in five years.'

She joked: 'You are subversive if you eat french fries in Hollywood.'

Viola also revealed she was given a stunning gift by Oprah Winfrey -a huge bouquet of flowers and Jay-Z champagne that’s worth $450.

She joked: 'You are subversive if you eat french fries in Hollywood.'

She said: 'Oprah does everything big.

'Those flowers took two double doors - we had to open them to get them in. I love it. I love being at the receiving end of all of her big gifts. I drank all the champagne - only kidding!'

She then told the presenter 'I always look it up online to see how much it costs. That's real tacky of me I know. And then I drink it real slow.

Surprise: Viola also revealed she was given a stunning gift by Oprah Winfrey -a huge bouquet of flowers and Jay-Z champagne that’s worth $450

'It's $450 a bottle. But you know Oprah's got a lot of money.'

After talking about her obbession with her jacuzzi, Ellen said: 'It almost seems unhealthy - you seem to be in it a lot.'

However Viola responded: 'I love my jacuzzi Ellen. If it came down to my husband and my jacuzzi I would have to think about it.'

Anything she can do: Ellen then produced her own gift for the star, which included a floating Emmy and Prosecco holder to use while she's enjoying her hot tub

She revealed she has an indoor and an outdoor jacuzzi, but is not using the indoor one at the moment because of the drought in California.

She told the host she uses it twice a day: 'We have Christmas lights outside and you can sit in the jacuzzi and look at the Christmas lights.

Ellen then produced her own gift for the star, which included a floating Emmy and Prosecco holder to use while she's enjoying her hot tub.

Present: Given to Viola by a strapping blonde man dressed a a butler, but with a pair of tight black shorts on, instead of trousers, it featured a silver bucket embellished with a giant V

Presented to Viola by a strapping man dressed a a butler, but with a pair of tight black shorts on, instead of trousers, it featured a silver bucket embellished with a giant V.

The award winning actress then admitted she had been drinking Prosecco as she got ready for the ceremony.

She confessed: 'I say that so often, I drink Prosecco before the show - I think I am coming off as the biggest alcoholic in the world.

Loving the bling: She also showed a cute photo of her daughter trying on some Neil Lane jewels which the star wore to the Emmy's

'I drank while I was getting ready with my daughter jumping on my lap, I just guzzled the glass.

'She was trying on my Neil Lane jewels - she loved it, she loved the earring she had the pose going on.

'She said Mommy: "You don't have to be afraid of losing, you are still gonna be my favourite girl.

'That made me cry but I said: "I don't wanna lose baby."'

Cute: Viola told Ellen her daughter told her: '"You don't have to be afraid of losing, you are still gonna be my favourite girl"'

Big moment: The actress made history on Sunday night by being the first African-American woman to win an Emmy in the Lead Actress in A Drama category

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