Christina Aguilera won’t let negativity get her through 2025.
On Tuesday, the 44-year-old pop icon addressed relentless comments about her appearance in a powerful Instagram post that included screenshots of both praise and criticism, set to Little Mix’s self-confidence anthem. Wasabi.
His message was plain and simple: “No one deserves an explanation.”
In the montage, Aguilera sheds light on the unfair scrutiny women face. “Women are always shamed, labeled, judged on some level. We are seen as vessels to please other people,” said a voiceover.
In its title, the beautiful The hitmaker doubled down: “This year, do something different. It’s a reminder to everyone that you are your own storyteller in your life. No one else can tell who you are.”
After decades in the spotlight, Aguilera spoke about how constant body criticism shaped her early years. In August, he said Glamour On the pressure she felt in her early career: “When you’re a teenager, your body is so different… Then I had people in the industry: ‘They like your body and you’re a skinny girl.’ What was it like as a teenager?'”
Now, Aguilera is accepting herself, as she wrote in her recap post: “Everyone is going to judge you. No matter what you do. And/or what you don’t do. Acceptance comes with first accepting yourself.”