Britney Spears sparked huge concern before birthday with 'worrying’ post

In a recent Instagram update, Britney Spears has cryptically confirmed her followers' suspicions about undisclosed personal struggles, coinciding with her sister Jamie Lynn Spears' departure from the ITV reality show I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!

Spears, 41, whose memoir The Woman in Me details her rise to stardom and fight for freedom from a restrictive conservatorship, expressed gratitude towards her fans for their role in the "Free Britney" movement.

This fan-led initiative was instrumental in her legal triumph in 2021.

In a now-deleted post, Spears revealed that she began penning her memoir two years ago amid efforts to maintain privacy.

She expressed sadness over her past challenges, stating, "It's over now, and I’m incredibly sad about those times... I don’t have time to speak about any of it 'cause at this particular moment it’s beyond comprehension."

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Spears also shared a clip from Beauty and the Beast, her favorite film, hinting at past rejections and hurtful experiences.

Her message included a nod to her fans' intuition about her situation, acknowledging, "They always had a suspicion that something’s going on! Well guess what Britney nerds… you were 100 percent right."

The post comes shortly after Jamie Lynn Spears exited "I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!" on medical grounds.

Britney's memoir has been met with positive responses, selling a million copies in its first week.

Critics and fans alike have lauded the work, which recounts not just her career highs but also personal grievances, particularly familial tensions.

As noted by critic Adam White, Spears’s book poignantly captures the death by a thousand cuts she experienced, underscoring the complexities of her journey to reclaiming her voice and autonomy.