14 DAY TRIAL // Christina Aguilera gave birth to her second child in August and she’s ready to make her comeback into the spotlight. The new mom, looking every inch the diva she is, stepped out on the arm of fiancé Matthew Rutler over the weekend, at the Breakthrough Prize Awards in Mountain View, California.
Her red carpet appearance (literally red) has gotten everybody talking about how quickly she shed the pregnancy weight. Unconfirmed reports credit it to yoga and a new diet that no longer includes carbs, and while we might never know if that was really the case, we have to admit that she looks fabulous.
A splashing return to the spotlight, worthy of the diva she is
Christina is one of those female celebrities who have experienced the downside of too much fame: just like Jessica Simpson and even Kim Kardashian to an extent, she too was bullied for gaining weight.
During her second pregnancy, she made sure she avoided the attention as much as possible, presumably to discourage commentary on her figure. One can only imagine the nerves she must have had for her red carpet return.
But she looked flawless: wearing a red, figure-hugging, floor-length dress by Rubin Singer and with her platinum hair styled in large, soft curls, Christina vamped up her look even more by opting for a bold red lipstick and dramatic makeup.
She still went a bit overboard with the makeup and the bronzer, but by now, fans have come to love her look despite this tendency of hers.
To make her red carpet return even more spectacular, at the gala, which also included other big names like Cameron Diaz and Kate Beckinsale, Christina performed a stunning rendition of her hit “Beautiful.” You will find that in the video below.
Handling unwanted media attention like a pro
After her divorce from music executive Jordan Bratman and during the early stages of her romance with Rutler, Christina gained a lot of weight. Some insiders attributed it to excessive boozing, while others were saying that she had really let herself go, depressed that her career wasn’t what it had once been and her love life had derailed completely.
Regardless of the cause for which she was receiving this kind of attention, Aguilera handled it like a pro, even at those times when her fashion choices were questionable, at best. She was always open about her weight gain, saying she knew she had “curves” but wasn’t about to give in to pressure and starve herself just because other people thought (and said) she should.
Instead, Aguilera waited until she felt it was right to overhaul her diet and her figure. If we’re to believe figures online, she lost about 46 pounds (20.8 kg), which seems a bit exaggerated, especially on her small frame. But the bottom line is that she lost the excess weight, on her own terms, without seeing the need to justify or explain her actions.
Now that she’s given birth, she is believed to have gone back to her healthy, exercise-packed routine from before the pregnancy. Oh and she’s also working on a new album, but no word yet on when it might arrive.
Meanwhile, enjoy this:
