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Christina Aguilera opens up about growing up in an abusive household. The 43-year-old singer and actress has been in the spotlight since 1993 when she was a child star in Disney's The All-New Mickey Mouse Club. She went on to unleash global chart-topping songs and appeared in huge Hollywood movies including Burlesque and Shark Tale. In a new cover star interview with Paper magazine, the singer revealed details of her troubled childhood, explaining:”Coming from an abusive household and seeing my mom feel voiceless and disempowered ignited something in me very early on.” "I grew up singing in front of people. I could see the reaction as a little girl, when I opened my mouth to sing. I was born with something I believe to be a gift, and I don't take that lightly.” "I'm going to be that voice that I didn't have growing up for my mother, be that voice for other people that feel voiceless in their own circumstances. It was very hard for me to stomach a lot of what I saw growing up, so I made a very early decision that I would come with something to say.” She also told the magazine that she was in the fame game, "for the love and the creativity, and how I can connect and hopefully spread messages”
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