Whether you were a fan of Spears or not, her success permeated pop culture.
Throughout the early 2000s, the singer released albums, toured the world, and even starred in movies.
But, along with all that attention came some hard times.
Well, Spears remembers exactly where she was when it first hit the airwaves.
Can you imagine how insane that must have felt?
Spears was so completely blown away that she could barely contain herself.
“It was so overwhelming, I just started screaming,” she continued.
“It was really cool, though.”
That’s a totally understandable reaction, girl.
After that, the song was playing literally everywhere, as often as stations could play it without playingonlyit.
And the rest, as they say, was history.
Where did she get her very first start?
That show must have had a little bit of magic to launch so many prolific and successful star careers!
Both stars were also interviewed on the show, but not together.
How is that a reunion, exactly?
I’m their mom, whatever," she confessed in the interview.
“That has been a really big thing for me over these last few years.”
We’re glad to hear it, boo!
As for her prognosis, things look good, thanks to her wee ones.
“My kids shaped my personality and filled me.
They made me not worry about what was happening to me.”
Motherhood, then, appears to have been a balm to the pop star’s soul.
She’s Britney Spears, for goodness' sake!
But as it turns out, evenshehas had a date go sideways.
“I’ve been single for ages and had a date with a guy I liked.
“We went to the movies, but I could tell right away it wasn’t working.
It was sort of awkward.”
Ugh, that doesn’t sound very pleasant at all.
So what was it that steered this date into a disaster?
“He just wasn’t that into me.
But he definitely didn’t feel the same,” she continued.
“It happens to everybody.
Being famous doesn’t make you any different.”
How someone couldn’t be into Spears is beyond us, but apparently it does happen.
Maybe there’s hope for the rest of us after all?
Given that she’s been famous for decades now, you know that stuff has to get exhausting.
It started early, too, according toVarietymagazine.
“I was like, ‘Oh my goodness, this is not good.’
It was kind of freaky.”
That’s not all either it gets worse.
“One guy came to my house when I was home.
Thank goodness I wasn’t home by myself,” she continued.
And he asked my mom, ‘Can I meet her?'”
Of course her mom said no, and the man left, after driving two hours to see her.
She understandably freaked out!
So what was the impetus for staging such a shoot?
They certainly don’t!
The pair worked with photographer Michelle Kole to achieve their artistic vision.
“Yeah, it was on the radio that I died.”
Of course, her loved ones were worried about her.
Fortunately, as we all know Spears was not dead, which she confirmed with her family members.
That’s a pretty important lesson.
Girl, those are some wise words.
“There were many decisions that were made for me and that I didn’t make myself.”
That’s not surprising to learn, especially how young she was when it all started.
“That was pretty scary.
Stupid even,” she continued.
“I wouldn’t do that again.”
Rather, one thing she’s emotionally invested in is her spirituality.
“I believe in an afterlife, of course.
I’m a very spiritual person,” she revealed in an interview with Flauntmagazine.
“I believe in heaven.
I believe we’re all here for a reason.”
Cultivate that inner life, girl!
Everyone needs to hold onto something.
Inspire every day," she continued.
“And just to be good people, you know?
And give back and help others.”
She’s certainly done her part inspiring people!
In fact, she’s worth a staggering $70 million, according toCelebrity Net Worth.
Turns out the way Spears describes herself is kind of surprising.
“I’m actually a very boring person,” she admitted in an interview with Flauntmagazine.
“I don’t go out.
I don’t really do anything.
I should be Mother Mary, seriously.”
Sounds like she’s a bit of a recluse, honestly.
“I think my life has done a complete 360,” she continued.
“Things are just different now.
It’s a different time.
It’s a different era.”
But clearly, it’s still her era!
How does she want to be remembered?
And I think it’s really, like, I love being around people who are funny."
Who saw that one coming?
As to whether or not she’s funny herself, Spears was pretty honest about it.
“I’m really not, but I wish I was!”
That’s okay girl, you are memorable for so many other amazing reasons!
No one’s going to be able to forget you.
Spears told the judge that she wanted control of her life back.
“I want to be able to get married and have a baby,” she said.
“I wanted to take the [IUD] out so I could start trying to have another baby.
Many people were understandably shocked by this revelation.
Spears finished her statement by telling the judge, “I deserve to have a life.
I’ve worked my whole life.
I feel bullied and I feel left out and alone.
And I’m tired of feeling alone.
Spears discussed how her music career was out of her hands for years in an Instagram post cited byGlamour.
They even gave remixes to my sister but why was I always told no?”
They really hurt me!!!!!!
Spearstold the judgeabout being put through involuntary medical and psychiatric treatment.
In one instance, she spoke up about a piece of choreography during rehearsal.
I’m not here to be anyone’s slave.
I can say no to a dance move.”
Spears was forced to take a psych evaluation, then sent to a 24-hour treatment center against her will.
She also had to pay $60,000 a month for the treatment.
She described feeling dehumanized by her experience there.
“They watched me change every day naked morning, noon, and night.
My body I had no privacy door for my room,” Spears said.
She added that nothing about going to treatment was her choice.
One of #FreeBritney’s loudest voices, Megan Radford, had been speaking against the conservatorship since 2009.
She toldCNN, “Some weeks it’s a second full-time job.
It’s definitely a second part-time job.”
But, all that work didn’t go unnoticed.
In an Instagram post quoted byCNN, Spears told them, “The #FreeBritney movement you guys rock …
I honestly think you guys saved my life, in a way.
But Britney spoke out against her sister’s statements onTwitter.
She told her followers that Jamie Lynn was trying to “sell a book at my expense.”
She added in another slide that Jamie Lynn has always profited off of her work.
She never had to work for anything.
Everything was always given to her,” Britney wrote.
The “Toxic” singer and Iranian actor/fitness enthusiast have been together since 2016.
Asghari shared his experience meeting the pop icon on the set of her"Slumber Party"music video.
It seems their on-screen chemistry was more than acting.
What’s your name again?'"
“I tried to be funny.
I don’t think anybody got it.”
She shared in the post that at first, she and Asghari thought she was “food pregnant.”
But, she got a pregnancy test to check.
Spears wrote, “uhhhhh well …
I am having a baby.”
“It’s hard because when I was pregnant I had perinatal depression …
I have to say it is absolutely horrible,” she wrote.
Asghari toldBBC Newsthat he wants to have a family with Spears.
He added that building their family is something that “should have happened three years ago.”
But, Spears was still under her conservatorship when their relationship began.
Sending all my love and congratulations your way to you and Sam!"
