Christina Aguilera claims she was pressured into being “toothpick thin” a few years ago.

In an interview with Billboard magazine, the singer has been reacting to criticism of her now curvy figure.

She says she told staff working on her new album Lotus, they were “working with a fat girl” and to “know it and get over it”.

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