"Princess of pop music": Fans react as Britney Spears celebrates her 44th birthday

Britney Spears Performs At Continental Airlines Arena - Source: Getty
American Pop singer Britney Spears performs onstage, during her 'Dream Within a Dream' tour, at Continental Airlines Arena (later renamed Meadowlands Arena), East Rutherford, New Jersey, December 2, 2001.- Source: Getty

Britney Spears, who celebrates her forty-fourth birthday on Tuesday, December 2, recently made a return to Instagram after taking a break from the platform following a heated dispute with ex-husband Kevin Federline. According to People Magazine, the special occasion of her birthday has many of her fans celebrating, with this person taking to X (formerly Twitter) to celebrate Britney, who has established herself as the princess of pop. They said:

"Happy birthday to the princess of Pop music, an icon the one and only Britney Spears 🤍"

According to People Magazine, the paperback edition of Britney's memoir The Woman in Me, is set to release today, on the day of her birthday. This release comes two years after the book originally came out in October 2023. The book, which chronicles the Oops! I Did It Again singer's rise to fame, went on to become number one on the New York Times Bestsellers List.

More about Britney Spears' forty-fourth birthday amid her return to Instagram, as fans celebrate her special day

Britney Spears, whose full name is Britney Jean Spears, was born on December 2, 1981, and rose to fame with the release of her 1998 song, "...Baby One More Time," which catapulted her to instant success. She further cemented her place in pop culture history with the release of her second album, Oops! I Did It Again, which led to two Grammy nominations.

According to People Magazine, Britney deleted her Instagram last month, on November 2, which came just two weeks after her ex-husband Kevin Federline released his autobiography You Thought You Knew, which came out on October 21. The book throws light on his tumultuous marriage to the singer and her alleged troubled relationship with the couple's two sons.

Spears came back to Instagram just a few days later, following which she wrote a lengthy Instagram post on November 29, stating,

Sometimes when hard things happen, good things come from it and we learn."

But according to People Magazine, she later edited the post to a much lighter message, showing off her dancing to Adele's 2016 song "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)."

Britney Spears' die-hard fans have now taken to X (formerly Twitter) to show their love for their favorite artist. One fan said:

"Current pop artists CANNOT relate idc idc."

Another added:

"Happy 44th birthday to the legendary Britney Spears."

This person wrote:

"If she came back all it would be a wrap for everyone."
"happy birthday motherrrr" another added.

According to Entertainment Weekly, Britney Spears has continued to deny the accusations made by her ex-husband. She had previously taken to X (formerly Twitter) to write a lengthy post, where she spoke about being constantly gaslighted by him, prompting a wave of support from her loyal legion of fans.

Edited by Priscillah Mueni