2008 Woodie Awards
Celebrity Report: From 'Dirty' to the buff
Xtina shows off her baby bump
Kristin Balbi
Issue date: 12/6/07 Section: A & E
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Pop-star and mom to be, Christina Aguilera, bares it all on the cover of the January issue of Marie Claire magazine, set to hit newsstands on Dec. 11.
Aguilera found out that she and husband Jordan Bratt were pregnant while on her "Back to Basics" tour.
"I think that to be pregnant is a gift and to show this gift off is great. No woman should hide the fact that she is pregnant," said senior Kristi Miller.
Although she kept the news private for a while, Aguilera shows everyone that she is not afraid to flaunt her now seven-month pregnant belly.
"We're so labelled. If you're too sexual, you're slutty. If you're not sexual enough, you're a prude," said Aguilera in an interview with Marie Claire. "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."
The blonde bombshell wears nothing but a short silver metallic leather jacket and silver hoop earrings.
The not-so-private shots have raised some eyebrows and some heart rates. From her once "dirty," bad-girl image, to her newly cleaned up act and now as a mom-to-be, some question her intentions of the shoot.
"I think that years ago it was almost like women had to be afraid to show they were pregnant. They wore baggy clothing and now women everywhere are showing off their belly with tight clothing and I think it's something special and you should show it off to the world," said freshman Ashley Panese.
Aguilera is not the first to reveal all during pregnancy.
According to People.com the trend started in 1991 when Demi Moore appeared pregnant and nude on the cover of Vanity Fair magazine. A few years later pop-princess Britney Spears also bared all on the cover of Harper's Bazaar magazine in June of 2006.
"When I first saw Demi Moore bearing her pregnant belly, I was shocked," said junior Kaileen Paiva. "I did not know what to think at first, but I think that now it's become the new thing and I think it's nice as long as it's tasteful. It is a new form of sex appeal."
After she found out she was pregnant on tour, Aguilera donned a hidden heart monitor to make sure she and the baby were safe at all times.
"I wore this heart monitor that I kept hidden. I didn't want to tell anybody because I didn't want to make the audience uncomfortable, like, 'Pregnant lady onstage! Is she going to be OK?'" Aguilera told Marie Claire.
"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."
Aguilera found out that she and husband Jordan Bratt were pregnant while on her "Back to Basics" tour.
"I think that to be pregnant is a gift and to show this gift off is great. No woman should hide the fact that she is pregnant," said senior Kristi Miller.
Although she kept the news private for a while, Aguilera shows everyone that she is not afraid to flaunt her now seven-month pregnant belly.
"We're so labelled. If you're too sexual, you're slutty. If you're not sexual enough, you're a prude," said Aguilera in an interview with Marie Claire. "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."
The blonde bombshell wears nothing but a short silver metallic leather jacket and silver hoop earrings.
The not-so-private shots have raised some eyebrows and some heart rates. From her once "dirty," bad-girl image, to her newly cleaned up act and now as a mom-to-be, some question her intentions of the shoot.
"I think that years ago it was almost like women had to be afraid to show they were pregnant. They wore baggy clothing and now women everywhere are showing off their belly with tight clothing and I think it's something special and you should show it off to the world," said freshman Ashley Panese.
Aguilera is not the first to reveal all during pregnancy.
According to People.com the trend started in 1991 when Demi Moore appeared pregnant and nude on the cover of Vanity Fair magazine. A few years later pop-princess Britney Spears also bared all on the cover of Harper's Bazaar magazine in June of 2006.
"When I first saw Demi Moore bearing her pregnant belly, I was shocked," said junior Kaileen Paiva. "I did not know what to think at first, but I think that now it's become the new thing and I think it's nice as long as it's tasteful. It is a new form of sex appeal."
After she found out she was pregnant on tour, Aguilera donned a hidden heart monitor to make sure she and the baby were safe at all times.
"I wore this heart monitor that I kept hidden. I didn't want to tell anybody because I didn't want to make the audience uncomfortable, like, 'Pregnant lady onstage! Is she going to be OK?'" Aguilera told Marie Claire.
"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."
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