Christina Aguilera goes to the 34th yearly GLAAD Media Awards at The Beverly Hilton on March 30, 2023 in Beverly Hills, Califo. Emma McIntyre/WireImage
Christina Aguilera provided followers all the sentimental feels this Halloween when she spruced up as Cher in Burlesque, the 2010 movie they starred in with each other.
“Tess & Ali 4EVER,” she captioned a video clip on Tuesday (Oct. 31), referencing the duo’s onscreen personality names, prior to lip-syncing along to a scene in which Cher’s Tess informs Xtina’s Ali to execute the “Wagon Wheel Watusi” dancing regimen. For her outfit, Aguilera completely recreated Cher’s lengthy black swirls and skin-tight natural leather leotard.
Tess & Ali 4EVER 🤍♾️🤍 pic.twitter.com/csou7vj3y4
— Christina Aguilera (@xtina) October 30, 2023
In a follow-up blog post on Instagram, Aguilera shared breaks from a photoshoot in her outfit, and explored why she selected to recognize the “OG trailblazer.” She composed, “Cher’s message through her music and style has left a permanent mark on the world and to this day, I still can’t believe I had the opportunity to work with such a legend!!!!”
Aguilera proceeded, “No one could ever fill the shoes of the great & powerful Cher. The love and respect I have for you is endless.” See her Instagram blog post here.
Burlesque significant Aguilera’s very first leading duty in a movie, in addition to Cher’s very first music efficiency on display. In the film, Aguilera plays Alice Marilyn, a.k.a. Ali, a hopeful vocalist that leaves her tiny home town in Iowa to chase her desires in Los Angeles. See quickly ends up being a professional dancer and alcoholic drink employee at a having a hard time burlesque lounge possessed by Tess Scali, played by Cher.
At the 2011 Golden Globe Awards, the movie’s “You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me,” created by Diane Warren and done by Cher, won finest initial track. Another track from the movie, “Bound to You,” created by Aguilera, Sia and Samuel Dixon and done by Aguilera, was chosen for the exact same honor that year.
