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Christina Aguilera is a sell-out

Christina Aguilera made a surprise lowprofile visit to Dublin recently and nearly broke the Irish internet. Xtina let the genie out of the bottle by posting an Insta snap (on Fade Street of all places) with the caption “Proud of my Irish roots”.

Despite all the talk of Irish roots, the singer wasn’t in town to hunt down long-lost relatives like the Aguileras of Abbeyfeale. Instead, she was here to perform at a secret event for an American insurance company. #Corporate #Dirrty In fairness to Xtina, the gig was at 3 Arena (aka The 02 aka The Point) in front of a capacity crowd who’d been flown in from the States… and not some crappy BBQ for ‘influencers’ at Facebook HQ.

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