Christina Aguilera has learned not to listen to people's negative opinions of her.
Christina Aguilera Says People's Negative Opinions of Her Are 'Not My Business' After Years in the Music Industry: 'I'm Not Going to Take It On'
Christina Aguilera has learned to not let negative words bring her down.
The pop icon, 43, has spent decades in the cut-throat music industry, with people criticizing everything from her voice to her weight and style. Luckily, Aguilera has adopted a strategy to keep the bad vibes from others out of her life.
Christina Aguilera has learned not to listen to people's negative opinions of her.
"I have a maturity now where I just don’t give a f--- about your opinion," the "Candyman" vocalist explained in a recent interview. "I’m not going to take it on. It must be your responsibility to take up your space. Other people’s opinions of me are not my business."
The public discussion around Aguilera's body as she got older was something she's had to empathetically talk herself through. “When you’re a teenager, you have a very different body than when you’re in your 20s,” she explained. "I started to fill out, and then that was unacceptable because it was like, ‘Oh, she’s getting thicker.’ Then I had industry people: ‘They liked your body and how you were as a skinny teenager.’”
Christina Aguilera has been in the music industry since the 1990s.
The chart-topper came to these conclusions while raising her kiddos, Max, 16, and Summer Rain, 10. "Your kids trigger things in you that you don’t want them to go through," Aguilera noted. "And it’s almost like you’re reliving this whole thing again. … You just want the best for your kids.”
Since the mother-of-two has been in Hollywood since the 1990s, she emphasized that she'd "seen so much so young" and wants to make sure her children are shielded from anything harmful while still giving them their freedom.
Christina Aguilera made clear that people's negative opinions of her are 'not her business.'
"I love my son and my daughter so much, and you do want to shield and protect them from the world,” she said. “But they have to learn their own lessons.”
As Morning Honey previously reported, Aguilera has said prior that age has been the biggest factor in accepting herself. "I've seen myself go through different stages of my life and complain about certain things. As I've gotten older, I look back, and I'm like, 'God, every stage is a new era.' I'm really into feeling more self-assured as you get older. That's the thing to truly embrace. It's harmful when [aging] becomes an obsession," she said in a 2023 interview.
Christina Aguilera is a mom to son Max, 16, and daughter Summer Rain, 10.
"I also think that everybody has a different outlook with how they want to age. It's a very personal conversation — what works for some people might not work for others," the blonde beauty continued. "Being in the public eye is an added element that can complicate your view of yourself. People are going to have an opinion no matter what you do, no matter what you wear. The artistry always comes first to me."
Glamour conducted the interview with Aguilera.