Christina Aguilera
It’s not just the silk sheath dress into which she’s almost managed to squeeze herself. Or the silver bracelets that jangle merrily as she stalks through the door. Or the full makeup of one who knows she’s on display. Or the white Papillon dog — name of “Stinky” — trotting behind her. Or the common touches: the bowl of vegetable soup she’s busily eating, or the furry blanket spread over her knees.
There’s also the simple fact that Christina Aguilera exudes presence as soon as she walks into a room. This is what 30 million albums can do, not to mention those five Grammy Awards and four No. 1 singles on the Billboard charts.
As she approaches her 30th birthday on Dec. 18, she exudes confidence and authority, despite the fact that her latest project — the gaudy musical, Burlesque — takes her into the challenging new territory of acting, singing and dancing on screen.
“I had so many bruises every day,” she says. She especially remembers reprising Marilyn Monroe’s old number, Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend, before the cameras.
“I was whipping that long strand of diamonds around. . . . I smacked my legs so many times in rehearsal before I got it right.”
Burlesque, which opens Nov. 24, marked the first time in her life she really had to dance. The bits of footwork she’s done in live performance don’t really count.
“I’m vocals first, so I’m very much about my mike and working everything around my vocals, but here everything was pre-recorded, so I fully had to solely concentrate on the dancing.”
The bottom line? “Doing this movie was the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life.”
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