Christina Aguilera asks Nicole Richie for parenting advice. The 'Candyman' singer - who gave birth to Max, her first child with husband Jordan Bratman, in January - has been meeting up with Nicole, who is mother to 10-month-old daughter Harlow, and admits she has picked up numerous motherhood tips from 'The Simple Life' star. Christina said: "I didn't know much about Nicole, but because our little ones are born one day apart and through mutual friends I've had the opportunity of getting to know her and I was blown away with how great of a mom she is.

Christina Aguilera wants to learn to cook "bad-for-your-arteries" food. The "Beautiful" singer hopes to be able to make meals like her mother in order to impress 10-month-old Max, her first child with husband Jordan Bratman.

Christina said: "My mom loves to cook really southern, good, buttery, salty, delicious, bad-for-your-arteries kind of food, but it is amazing, and I hope to be a cook like that someday because one thing that I look forward to whenever I do go home is tasting my mom's home cooking."

Christina Aguilera claims she has never been "boy crazy." The "Keeps Gettin' Better" star insists being focused on her career from a young age meant she never went off the rails or let her emotions dictate her life.

Christina said: "I never went through that completely boy crazy phase because I was always so goal orientated in what I wanted as a performer and I think knowing that was my form of independence."

Christina Aguilera is determined to lose her baby weight. The "Dirrty" singer - who gave birth to son Max, her first child with husband Jordan Bratman, in January - admits she is finding it tough to shift her last few post-pregnancy pounds.

She said: "Now I am back in the gym trying to eat as healthy as I can except for my one cheat day a week."