While the early 2010s might have been rocky professionally for Christina Aguilera, her personal life was filled with happy changes. In 2014, not only did she get engaged to her long-time boyfriend, Matthew Rutler, but the couple welcomed daughter Summer Rain, well, that summer.
Aguilera shared her dreams for her daughter with People, saying, “I think by having me as a mom she will learn to stand up for herself and others, to work hard and never take no for an answer.” And one thing she wanted to make sure Summer Rain felt was love. “Most important,” she said, “I want her to be surrounded by love and grow up feeling safe.”
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Summer Rain lived a mostly private life as a baby, but as she got older, she started enjoying the spotlight with her family. For Summer Rain’s second birthday, her parents threw her a spectacular “Super Mario Bros.”-themed birthday party, complete with matching mommy-and-me Mario outfits, and in 2017, she joined her family at “The Emoji Movie” premiere (mom voiced Akiko Glitter in the animated feature). The following year, Summer Rain hit the road with her mom for “The Liberation Tour,” and she quickly embraced the stage. Proud mom Aguilera posted a video of Summer Rain joining her onstage to Instagram, captioning the precious moment, “Summer begs me to come out every night onstage! And then gets shy … but loves it … she’s taking it all in early …”
