Xtina Knows What a Girl Wants: A Little Portofino Hanky Panky
Christina Aguilera knows what a girl wants — and apparently it’s a little hanky panky on the Italian coast.
Christina was caught by paps caressing and grabbing a handful of longtime fiancé Matthew Rutler’s tooshie bum during a PDA-packed boat day in Portofino. Hubby energy, yes — but technically these two are still engaged.
Sparkling and daydreaming on the seas in Portofino, Italy, the pair kissed, cuddled and generally looked very much in their own little world as summer 2026 wound down. At one point Rutler swept Xtina up in his arms while she wrapped herself around him; elsewhere, the two shared a kiss aboard the boat while friends joined them for the outing.
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Xtina & Matthew Take Portofino
Christina Aguilera and Matthew Rutler close out summer with a boat day, a little PDA and one very familiar Y2K fashion callback.
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A Little “Dirrty” Era Energy Made the Boat Too
Christina kept the vacation look breezy in white, then threw in a bedazzled blue-and-white headscarf that immediately called back to her early-2000s Stripped era. Between the bandana, the shades and the Portofino sunshine, it was a Y2K wink without turning the whole thing into costume.
The getaway comes more than a decade after Christina and Matthew got engaged on Valentine’s Day 2014. They first met while working on the 2010 film Burlesque, where Aguilera starred as Ali and Rutler worked as a production assistant, and they have been together ever since.
Christina and Matthew Close Out Summer With a Handful
And yes, we mean that literally. The photos caught Christina reaching for that tooshie bum while the two laughed and embraced aboard the boat. A little romance, a little nostalgia, a little Mediterranean sunshine — seems like Xtina knew exactly how she wanted to send summer out.
Christina Aguilera and Matthew Rutler during their Portofino boat getaway. Photos: Backgrid.
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Source: TMZ. Photos: Backgrid. Editorial video presentation: INYIM Media.
