A Pregnant Pause...

OK, Christina - so you deny, evade, elude - even when the obvious was, well, obvious - refusing to answer questions about your burgeoning belly.

Then what do you do?

Well, the logical step, of course.

Pose nude.

Yes, that's right.  Following in the child heavy footsteps of Demi Moore and Britney Spears, Ms. Aguilera has decided that the proper way to acknowledge her pregnancy to the world is to appear nude on the cover, and in the pages, of Marie Claire magazine.

I feel so foolish.  All I did was send birth announcements.

Can someone please explain to me the ego involved in this?  I mean, seriously, it has to be gargantuan.

I'm not a prude by any means.  You people know that.  I just cannot understand the thinking behind thinking that the world has some burning desire to see you pregged out and naked.

Don't get me wrong.  I think a pregnant woman is beautiful, natural, all that other PC BS, but I honestly couldn't care less about seeing a celebrity in all her airbrushed distended glory.

Yes, I thought Demi rocked - the first time she did it (the second time she appeared on Vanity Fair in a painted on suit - no child within). 

And when Britney came along?  Well, that was just plain wannabe-poseur-please-look-at-me-copycatting.

And now Christina?  Like I said, it's a tad hypocritical to go from complete radio silence to all butt the full Monty.

Do it for your spouse.  Get a pic taken for personal posterity.  Hell, have your stomach molded and turned into a sculpture for Junior to roll his/her eyes at when they are old enough to understand.

But enough already.  Christina, I'm happy for you and your hubby.  I'm happy for anyone who is starting off down the life altering path of parenthood.   It's a wonderful ride.

But to you, and all the female celebs who will procreate in the future?  Keep it in your maternity pants, will ya?

(Now, if the Dads-to-be want to take their skivvies off, that's a whole other topic ... and magazine.  Like I said...I'm no prude.)

Comments

[haileysmom / Jamie in Wisconsin]

Per Christina in Marie Calire....

Aguilera says she kept the baby news quiet for her fans' sake.

"I didn't want to make the audience uncomfortable, like, `Pregnant lady onstage! Is she going to be OK?' But I had to announce it to my band and my dancers, because I wanted to make sure they had my back," she says.

She adds: "Because I hadn't said anything, people thought I was trying to keep it this big, bad secret, and that's not the case at all. I just wasn't commenting. I'm not being like, `Hey everybody, I'm pregnant!' I'm not that girl."

So posing naked on the cover of a magazine isn't saying "HEY EVERYONE I AM PREGNANT!?"

Um, Helllooo McFly....

[Trish]

I agree Demi, rocked the pics of her preggers. Britney, not so much ,but Xtina's cover makes me want to get out my old Wham! records and put leg warmers over my acid washed jeans and high top Reeboks and get this house a rockin!!!

[Jennifer]

Anyone else want to send her self-tanning tips? She looks sooo orange...

[Rey Rey]

I don't understand about celebs keeping their pregnancies a secret?!! This must be a new fad on publicity managers that are trying to convince their (clueless) clients that "this is what will bring you to the front pages .... (OF ENQUIRER ,,, MAYBE)!!

Ughh ... Case and point JLO and Marc Anthony ... I went to their concert in Miami (Wed .. when she anounced it) ... Ms. Thang then announces that she's .... "Marc and her" are "expecting" ... NSS ... We didn't think you got that way eating "arroz con Gandules"! ;-)

[KelBel]

Christina is one of the FEW singer/celebrities I do kind of like and respect. She is heads above Britney and the like. She got married, THEN got pregnant. She isn't seen at clubs all the time and she seems to have half a brain. She also has one of the most powerful singing voices out there. I don't know, this really doesn't bother me at all. I think she looks beautiful.

[Linda Sharp on Xtina]

I don't dispute that she is talented, sedate by young female celeb standards, and looks beautiful (albeit in a very airbrushed perfection kind of way). I just don't understand the whole I'm-a-celebrity-LOOK!-I'm-pregnant-AND-naked PR move.

[susan]

Good grief - even when Demi did her nude preggers photo I thought it was very distasteful. Wonder what their husbands think????? This is just wrong in so many areas. Next thing you know, these "stars" will be giving us afterbirth pictures - ewwwww! They make enough $$$, so it's all for publicity. Shame on them. They show their lack of class and modesty.

[audreyf]

I am waiting for REAL pictures, stretch marks and all! Ha!