She is called the voice of modernity, an icon of the 2000s. Fans admire and are a little afraid of the power of sound emanating from the artist’s ligaments. And even famous stage colleagues recognize the beauty’s vocal talent. And after Christina Aguilera lost weight, her person began to attract even more attention.
What is Christina Aguilera known for?
The future star diva was born in New York in the family of a military man, an immigrant from Ecuador, and a former musician, later a Spanish teacher. In the house it was customary to follow strict rules and obey the will of the oppressive father. Apparently, this is why the marriage was not destined to last long. Having taken two daughters (Christina also has a younger sister), the woman ran away from her husband and filed for divorce.
Young Aguilera’s talent manifested itself in early childhood. The girl won more than one competition, and by the age of 11 she was known to the entire children’s audience in America as a member of the famous “Mickey Mouse Club”, which at the same time gave a ticket to fame to other future stars: Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Ryan Gosling.
For the sake of popularity and creative development, in the 8th grade, Chris dropped out of school and selflessly took up art. The teenage girl quickly amassed an army of fans far beyond the borders of the States; she was recognized in Europe and even Japan. In 1998, the world saw Christina Aguilera’s debut video, and a year later the singer presented the public with her first full-length album.
In our opinion, it is not worth simply listing the merits of the vociferous blonde in world show business, because almost every new creation of the diva is a real masterpiece. But we will mention the significant moments in her career. 11-year-old girl Christina was entrusted with singing the national anthem at the opening of the sports games. In the late 90s, her voice appeared on the soundtrack to the Disney cartoon Mulan. Aguilera’s hit “Genie in a bottle” from her debut album held the lead in the music charts for a month and a half and was second only to her next “bomb” “What a Girl Wants,” which brought the singer a Grammy.
2001 was marked by a sensation thanks to a cover of the Moulin Rouge soundtrack “Lady Marmalade”, which Christina Aguilera performed with a quartet of her girlfriends and colleagues. The authoritative publication Rolling Stone included our heroine among the hundred most successful artists of all time. The music star’s track record includes 10 albums and several prestigious world-class awards, including more than one Grammy. In addition to stage and touring activities, Aguilera acts in films, takes part in musicals and develops her own perfume business.
External transformations of the singer
On the path of creative development, young Aguilera was always slim and fit, often emphasizing that proper nutrition and yoga helped her maintain such excellent physical shape. Although in one of her interviews she shared with journalists that she never liked her thinness and dreamed of appetizing curves.
As she grew older and after giving birth, Christina gained a fair amount of weight, becoming the subject of discussion among fans and journalists. The celebrity herself “embraced body positivity,” and, it seems, managed to convince others of her own beauty, regardless of clothing size. Although, whether she accepted herself with all her roundness with love is still a big question.
As it turns out, there were other sides to the overweight Chris. Fans and ubiquitous journalists unearthed information about problems in her personal life, infidelity to her husband, which ultimately led to divorce, a lack of motivation for self-development, a reduction in her creative activity, and even the vocalist’s willpower broken by fast food. And women tend to eat away stress.
When fresh photographs of the artist appeared on the Internet, in which she had literally shrunk by a quarter of her former volume, a variety of, sometimes ridiculous, versions of the reasons for the diva’s weight loss began to appear. Someone expressed confidence that the pictures were the result of skillful use of Photoshop and filters. Others had no doubt that Christina Aguilera lost weight through plastic surgery and liposuction, and did not even rule out gastric resection. Still others believed in the willpower of their favorite, insisting that diet, sports and lifestyle changes were the key to her return to great shape.
The celebrity’s body has changed too dramatically. The paparazzi immediately rushed to “catch” Aguilera either while shopping or in the pool with the children. And no one found any significant changes. They tried to catch the diva in self-deception, saying that she couldn’t accept herself as fat, since she still posts old or retouched photos on social networks.
Until the 2024 Grammys, 43-year-old Christina appeared at her best, emphasizing her slender figure in a tight-fitting dress in a soft blue shade.
How does the performer herself comment on the transformation of her figure?
I began to consume no more than 1,600 kilocalories per day in food, in addition, I limited sweets and began to lean on plant foods, and also included sports. In general, nothing new.
What is the artist doing now?
In addition to continuing her triumphant march through the world’s music arenas, Christina Aguilera also succeeded in her family life. She is happily married to Matthew Rutler, assistant director of the musical Burlesque, in which the artist plays the main role. The couple has a son, Max (born from her first husband, Jordan Bratman), and a daughter, Summer.
And fans are not overjoyed at the return of the “former cutaway beauty”, who lost more than 20 kg and ten years. Surely the new body will be the start to a new round in the life and work of the favorite of millions!
