Christina Aguilera On Being Physique-Shamed In Her Twenties

As with many female-identifying pop stars from her period, Christina typically confronted misogynistic scrutiny when it got here to her physique and sexuality, particularly as she turned older.

In a brand new interview with Glamour, Christina received actual in regards to the press’ obsession along with her weight, in addition to the packing containers she felt she was compelled into when it got here to expressing her sexuality.

“If you’re a youngster, you’ve gotten a really totally different physique than once you’re in your 20s,” she stated. “I began to fill out, after which that was unacceptable as a result of it was like, ‘Oh, she’s getting thicker.’”

“Then I had business individuals: ‘They preferred your physique and the way you have been as a thin teenager.’”

Christina additionally stated that she wasn’t a fan of how she was perceived sexually when it got here to the teenage years of her profession.

“I didn’t love the bubblegum factor, the place you needed to play a virgin however not act like one,” she defined.

“After I was performing ‘Genie’ and ‘What a Woman Needs’ and ‘Come on Over,’ I received bored simply. Creatively, it was one-dimensional.”

Coupled with the fixed churn of being a pop star, Christina stated that she ultimately felt “burnt out” by the whole scenario — however, now, she has a a lot more healthy perspective relating to others’ opinions and the way she feels about herself.

“I’ve a maturity now the place I simply don’t give a fuck about your opinion,” she stated. “I’m not going to take it on. It should be your duty to take up your area.”

“Different individuals’s opinions of me should not my enterprise.”