Christina Aguilera: Pregnant, Naked And Proud

Christina Aguilera bares all for the January 2008 issue of Marie Claire, on newsstands nationally Dec. 11. She is reportedly due in January with her and husband Jordan Bratman's first child.
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On her pregnancy being a surprise: "We were planning on starting to try after the tour. And so, I had gone off the Pill to prepare my body, because I didn't know how much time it would take. You've heard it takes some time -- except with Power Egg and Super Sperm here... I'm like, Oh, my God, can you believe it just happened?"

On being pregnant during her 'Back to Basics' tour: "I was paranoid. There are so many things that could go wrong -- somebody could slip, somebody could fall, I could fall. There was no way in hell I was going to jeopardize my baby for my show." So she wore a well-concealed heart monitor. She didn't want to broadcast the news. "I didn't want to make the audience uncomfortable, like, 'Pregnant lady onstage! Is she going to be OK?' But I had to announce it to my band and my dancers, because I wanted to make sure they had my back."

On her simple decision not to announce anything: "Because I hadn't said anything, people thought I was trying to keep it this big, bad secret, and that's not the case at all. I just wasn't commenting. I'm not being like, 'Hey, everybody, I'm pregnant!' I'm not that girl."

On the domestication of Xtina being complicated: "We're so labeled. If you're too sexual, you're slutty. If you're not sexual enough, you're a prude. I like to put it out there as a topic of conversation. Why does it bother you? What's your problem with it? Am I really hurting you? Let's get to the root of it. I have more than one side of me that likes to get out on a stage and sing. Sometimes I want to be aggressive, sometimes I want to feel empowered in my sexuality and my vulnerability. I want to put all that out there."

Comments

[whatlight]

For a more enlightened discussion on this, check out Jezbel. http://jezebel.com/gossip/baby-blabber/milfs-327465.php

Great quote from the comments:
Pregnant women are great, sure, but I find it very perverse that men would even make KNOCKED UP WOMEN into sex objects. Can't they get a break from the objectification when they're carrying around a freaking kid?

[kellygrrrl]

that bleach and orange makeup cannot be good for the fetus

[Asmarina]

why, oh why?!
ms ugly-lera does it again.
she is sooo annoying.
arghhh >:(

[OhPlease2007]

Christina is cool. I briefly chatted with her once. I hope Christina is able to inspire women to be positively proud of their bodies while pregnant.

[auramac]

Artistically speaking, yes- it's been done before. When Demi Moore did it- it was shockingly great. Must every pregnat woman in show biz do a pictorial late in her pregnancy? The point's been made- yes, you're still beautiful! And if I were the/a father- even more so!

[stupidforum]

Didn't what's-her-name...that good lookin' old MILF who was married to that right wing asshole...the bald guy who's in all those "Die Hard" movies...and now she's shackin' up with that guy who plays the dumbass on "That Seventies Show"...you know that kid from Iowa...do this shtick twenty years ago?

[unchainthedogs]

I love it! You go girl!! You push the envelope and it sure needs a good pushing here in Red America.

[ibsteve2u]

She might want to consider tacking those pictures on the ceiling of her delivery room.

[Pdubya]

hopefully for the father her hormones raged in proportion to her belly. mmmmmmmmm, nothing like a pregnant woman's sex drive if the flux is in the right direction. kudos to her.

[Changeling]

I'm not offended by the pics, but so, you can carry a child? So what? Most women can. It's not some unique feat. Want a medal? Most men can inseminate a female, too, but I don't need their business all hanging out on the cover whether I want it or not.

You're not special, dear.

[whatlight]

"...sometimes I want to feel empowered in my sexuality and my vulnerability. I want to put all that out there."

This quote sums up her ignorance. Vulnerability = so empowering! Sexuality = empowering, the slogan of women with bad self esteem across the world.

Enough of this talk about secxuality, beauty, pregnancy. Let's hear about intelligence for once.

[Rand]

Maybe it's just me, but when my late wife was pregnant with our children, I thought that nothing was sexier than a pregnant woman. However, sans a pregnant wife... Not so much

[bookon]

cover is too airbrushed!

[wanked]

This is getting redundent......

[faretheewell]

I thought my wife was absolutely gorgeous when she was pregnant. There is a very different, albeit extremely provacative sort of beauty that comes to many women when they are in the family way. There is nothing slutty about these pictures. They are a wonderful celebration of life and should be enjoyed as such. Not some sexual thing.

If you are offended by this, then maybe you have some deep seated issues to resolve in your own life and perceptions.