Britney Spears will reportedly shock readers with her family history in her upcoming memoir.
The 41-year-old pop superstar regained control of her fortune and various aspects of her life when the conservatorship administered by her immediate family was terminated in 2021 ahead of the release of her autobiography The Woman in Me, an insider warned. fans that they’ll have to be patient when they pick up a copy.
A source told PageSix: “You read her family’s story in the book and you think, ‘Oh my god, that poor girl.’ You need to be very patient when someone tells their story for the first time and not force it. She details her family history, from her grandparents to her parents, and explains why she is the way she is.”
The “Lucky” singer recently explained that the book, whose title is taken from the lyrics of her 2001 hit “I’m Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman,” is the result of extensive therapy.
She told fans on her Instagram: “Okay guys, my book is coming out very, very soon.
“I worked my hardest on this book, I had to undergo a lot of therapy to finish this book, so you guys will like it better. And if you don’t like it, that’s okay too.”
Britney is the third member of her family to release a book telling the story of her rise to fame: her mother Lynne Spears wrote Through the Storm: A True Story of Fame and Family in the World of the Tabloids (2008) and her younger sister Jamie. Lynn published Things I Should Have Said in 2022.
Britney said in a message alongside the book’s cover: “It’s coming. My history. On my terms. Finally. You are ready? On sale 10/24/23.”
