Christina Aguilera: “I got tired of being a skinny, white girl”

Christina Aguilera’s record label put her under pressure to be skinny.

The singer has revealed that during the promotion of her Stripped album, she was encouraged to be something she wasn’t.

“During the promotion of my album Stripped, I got tired of being a skinny, white girl. I am Ecuadorian but people felt so safe passing me off as a skinny, blue-eyed white girl,” she said, reports Showbizspy.

“The next time my label saw me, I was heavier, darker and full of piercings. Let me tell you, that wasn’t an easy pill for them to swallow. I had gained about 15 pounds during promotion and during my Stripped tour.

“They called this serious emergency meeting about how there was a lot of backlash about my weight. Basically, they told me I would affect a lot of people if I gained weight — the production, musical directors.

“[They claimed] people I toured with would also miss out if I gained weight because I would sell no records or tickets for my shows.

“I was young, so I lost the weight quickly and was toothpick thin during Back to Basics promos and touring.”