Christina Aguilera On Her Break From 'The Voice', Family Life And Show-Biz Pressures

Christina Aguilera explained why she decided to take a season off from the televised singing competition The Voice. The singer stated it was due to her family commitments and the pressures of constantly living in the public eye. She spoke to the press at the NBC segment of the Television Critics Association Summer Tour, held in Beverly Hills.

Aguilera acknowledged that she finds it difficult to deal with constant public scrutiny; on the matter she said "I'm the type of person that I cannot live in front of the camera 24 hours a day". Her recognition of this directly influenced her decision to take a break in order to "stay connected" with herself. She also felt her performance improves following a break in addition to her personal well-being. She said her time off has allowed her to "realign some things" and that she has "been on a really incredible journey".

Christina will appear on the upcoming season of The Voice. Other coaches include CeeLo Green and Blake Shelton. Shelton has coached the successful contestants for the past three seasons and Aguilera knows she is up against a strong rival. She evidently enjoys her role on The Voice which is "hilarious" and that, with fellow coach Shelton, they "laugh all day".

The Voice US season 5 will premiere on 23rd September 2013. Aguilera will be joined by fellow judges Blake Shelton, CeeLo Green and Adam Levine.