Every celebrity in Britney Spears' book from exes to friend mentioned 18 times
Britney Spears has lived her life in the spotlight and it shows in her new book as she mentions 21 celebrities in her memoir, Woman In Me.
Now as the highly anticipated book hits shelves for fans worldwide, we run down the incredible number of other celebrities who are named or spoken about by the Toxic singer. From tiny mentions for stars like Cher, Mel Gibson, and Robin Williams, to in-depth details about her relationship with ex-boyfriend Justin Timberlake, there's even one big-name star she references 18 times.
Britney even shares an anecdote of her time living next door to late Grease star Olivia Newton John. Here we take a look at every big name celebrity mentioned in the pages of Woman In Me.
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Colin Farrell
Britney gives away details of her brief two-week fling with Irish actor Colin Farrell in 2003 where she claimed they were "all over each other," in a "two-week brawl."
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Britney reminisces about her time spent in the Mickey Mouse Club with the Hollywood star as she calls her “a beautiful girl from California.”
Natalie Portman
Britney talks about time she spent working as an understudy alongside Hollywood actress Natalie in a 1992 off-Broadway show titled Ruthless!
Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling
Britney references Rachel and Ryan as she discusses her audition for The Notebook and how she just missed out on the part as Rachel pipped her to the post. She also mentions Ryan from their days on The Mickey Mouse Club together.
Reese Witherspoon
While Britney doesn't talk about any meetings with Reese, she does cite her as being an inspirational woman writing: "When I started to think that I could be, like Reese, someone who was nice but also strong, it changed my perspective on who I was.”
Paris Hilton
Britney is complimentary about her friendship with Paris calling her “one of the people who was kindest to me when I really needed kindness" and admitting "she encouraged me to have fun for the first time in a long time.”
Mariah Carey
Britney speaks fondly of meeting and taking a photo with her idol Mariah. She also details how Mariah gave her tips on posing for pictures using the best lighting and angles.
Christina Aguilera
Christina makes a few appearances including mentions of their Mouseketeer days. There is also one in depth paragraph where Britney expresses her disappointment at Christina's 2003 Rolling Stone magazine cover she appeared on alongside Justin Timberlake.
Elton John
Britney speaks passionately about Elton as she draws comparisons between her life and his writing: “Like me, Elton John has been through so much, so publicly. It’s given him incredible compassion. What a beautiful man on all levels.”
Justin Timberlake
Britney's relationship with Justin forms a large part of the book from her aborting their child, to cheat claims, and how he ended things.
Steven Tyler
Britney reminisces about early on in her career when she performed at the Super Bowl alongside Steven Tyler and Aerosmith.
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Britney talks about her infamous Diane Sawyer interview following her breakup with Justin.
Ginuwine
The R&B star is mentioned when Britney recalls meeting him alongside Justin who she says got excited at the encounter and allegedly with him allegedly saying “Oh yeah, fo shiz, fo shiz! Ginuwiiiiiine! What’s up, homie?” She then details how her assistant made fun of him.
Lenny Kravitz and Donatella Versace
Britney goes into detail about a celeb-filled party thrown by clothing designer Donatella Versace, mentioning just one of the guests, Lenny.
Madonna
Madonna reportedly gets a huge 18 mentions in the book as Britney references her for many varying moments. One mention sees her talk about how she would draw inspiration from her to go back and change how she has lived.
Oprah
Britney admits feeling grateful for some wisdom imparted on her by Oprah saying she "appreciated it" when Oprah told her her "sexuality was no one else’s business."
Jamie Lynn Spears
Britney's younger sister has six big revelations about her in the book including details of a text sent in 2018.
Matt Lauer
Following the birth of her second child Britney was interviewed by Matt Lauer who questioned her on what she thought it would take for the paparazzi to leave her alone.
Ryan Seacrest
After sitting down for an interview with Ryan in 2007 Britney was left disappointed about the line of questioning and its focus on her personal life.
- Britney Spears’s memoir, , published by Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, is available Oct. 24 wherever books are sold.