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By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
Public: Christina Aguilera and Matthew Rutler walked hand-in-hand as they left the Ivy yesterday in West Hollywood, California
Perhaps they WANTED to be seen. If not, Christina Aguilera and her new boyfriend chose the wrong restaurant for a pre-New Year's Eve lunch date.
The 30-year-old Burlesque star walked hand-in-hand with Matthew Rutler as they left the Ivy yesterday in West Hollywood.
Wearing black leggings, cowboy boots, a camouflage jacket and sunglasses, Christina kept her head down as her burly bodyguard pushed through the throng of photographers, who gather daily outside the Hollywood hotspot.
Camera zone: Christian walks through the crowd of photographers that wait outside the Ivy each day to snap pictures of the celebrities who go insideAfter filing for divorce from her husband earlier this year, she has been adjusting to life as a single mum.
But that might not be for too much longer as Christina has introduced her new man to her two-year-old son Max, which could suggest things are getting serious for the new couple.
The group enjoyed some quality family time together at The Petersen Automotive Museum.
How chivalrous: Matthew opens the car door for a smiling Christina
Happy day: Christina and Matthew took her son Max to a museum Thursday and the group seemed to enjoy themselvesIn fact, Matthew and Max seemed to hit it off as the group smiled and joked as they made their way home.
Christina ditched her trademark raunchy outfits for a comfortable jacket, a skull and cross print T-shirt, black jeans and studded biker boots, topped off with a black and white peaked cap.
She also appeared to have abandoned her characteristic heavy make-up, ditching her signature bright red lipstick and opting for a cosmetics-free look.
While Christina held Max in her arms, Matthew stuck to carrying a cup of coffee.
Hitting it off: Max and Matthew seemed to get on well and the trio looked relaxed as headed for home after their fun day outThis year has been a mixture of ups and downs for the singer, who called time on her relationship to husband Jordan Bratman earlier in the year.
Christina, who married Bratman in 2005, filed for divorce, blaming her first feature film Burlesque for driving the couple apart.
And although the singer couple met her current beau on the set of the film, where he worked as her assistant, she insists that they only started dating after she filed for divorce.
‘Matthew is a special person,' she told People magazine. 'We had a really strong friendship on the movie. Once I filed for divorce, we started dating.’
Au natural: Christina ditched her trademark red lipstick and went make-up free for the group outingChristina Aguilera with her new boyfriend Matt Rutler out and about for the Holidays
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