Britney Spears Recalls 'Dream' Job On The Mickey Mouse Club, First Kiss With Justin Timberlake, & Drinking With Her Mom At WHAT AGE!?
17.10.2023 - 16:45
/ perezhilton.com
We’re just one week away from the release of Britney Spears‘ explosive memoir The Woman In Me, and if these excerpts are any indication, we’re in for an emotional ride.
On Tuesday, People released several sneak peeks at the bombshell tell-all, which naturally included some powerfully written sections about the trauma she endured during her 13-year conservatorship. But seeing as the book will span Brit’s entire lifetime, she also let fans take a deep dive into her childhood rise to fame. From her time on The Mickey Mouse Club to her parents’ drinking habits to losing her passion for performing, let’s get into it!
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- 1 The Mickey Mouse Club
- 2 Drinking
- 3 Becoming A Superstar
- 4 Crossroads
The Mickey Mouse Club
When she was just 11, Britney famously got her start on The Mickey Mouse Club along many others. Recalling her time as a Mouseketeer, she said the kids formed “cliques” based on their “dressing rooms.” As the youngest, she was paired with Christina Aguilera and found herself looking up to the older kids, Keri Russell, Ryan Gosling, and the “handsome” Tony Lucca. Of course, she also “quickly connected with a boy named Justin Timberlake.”
For her, the job was “boot camp for the entertainment industry: extensive dance rehearsals, singing lessons, acting classes, time in the recording studio, and school in between.” While it sounds intense, she LOVED it:
As for the boy she sparked a connection with, she added:
Aw!
Starting off so nice when it comes to JT. Doesn’t sound like the *NSYNC star has anything to be worried about… yet!
Drinking
Things changed when the show wrapped and she went back to her regular life. Like most teens, she started drinking — but this time it was her mom Lynne who was encouraging