BRITNEY SPEARS is making a musical comeback with her pal Will.i.am, I can exclusively reveal.
She has recorded a top-secret song with the Black Eyed Peas rapper and the pair are all set to release it later this month.
It will be Brit’s first offering since she won the legal battle to be released from a controversial 13-year “conservatorship” that gave her father control of her personal affairs.
Apart from appearing on Sir Elton John’s Tiny Dancer remix last year, Britney has not released any new material since 2020.
The latest duet comes a decade after she and Will had a No1 with super-catchy banger Scream & Shout.
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A source said: “Britney and Will have a huge amount of love and respect for each other and really trust each other’s musical judgment.
“Will has long been Britney’s No1 supporter and he wants to see her succeed.
“Both of them are excited to be releasing this surprise track and they know fans will love it.”
Will, a judge on TV talent show The Voice, hinted at a collab with Britney last month on Good Morning Britain, saying: “We’ve done cool things together, and I’m so happy that she’s on this new journey and shining.
"She’s still got hurdles, but you know what, we’re all there to support her.”
On working with her previously, Will said: “I just love her dedication and love for music.
“That’s just the way it is. I love how sweet she is, and how genuine she is — shy, but fierce. And I want to see her win.”
The good news comes after a difficult week for the singer.
She was traumatised after being struck in an incident with a security guard, who was protecting a French basketball star in Las Vegas.
Britney was backhanded after congratulating NBA player Victor Wembanyama. Cops were called to investigate, but no arrests were made.
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Vegas police later said CCTV showed Britney had inadvertently hit herself in the face after her hand was pushed off the sports ace.
Britney wrote on Instagram: “I decided to approach him and congratulate him on his success.
“It was really loud, so I tapped him on the shoulder to get his attention.
"His security then backhanded me in the face without looking back, nearly knocking me down.”
Victor, who at 7ft 5in stands more than two feet taller than Britney, said he had been “grabbed” from behind, adding: “I don’t know with how much force, but security pushed her away.”
On Friday, Britney announced she was jetting to Italy, where, hopefully, she will get some rest and relaxation.
JAMIE’S HOT ASH
JAMIE O’HARA has two reasons to be smiling – he’s got a new TV show AND a lady.
I can reveal the ex-Spurs footballer and TalkSport presenter, who has been single since splitting from his fiancée Elizabeth Tierney last summer, is dating US Instagram model Renee Ash.
The pair met while filming reality show International Love for streaming service Peacock, where he travelled to Hollywood with other bachelors.
An insider said: “Jamie has enjoyed spending time with Renee. The romance feels like it’s got legs.”
TINK: MONTY’S MOVE
LOVE Islander Tink Reading has revealed Montel McKenzie was the “instigator” of their cosy night under the covers.
The Birmingham-born project manager, who was dumped from the ITV2 show’s villa when Montel chose to reconcile with former flame Leah Taylor, said he “made a beeline” for her in Casa Amor.
She said: “I am not going to delve into the details of it because I am a lady – and those sort of things are personal between me and him.
"But the reason I did say it was because I didn’t want Leah to be that girl who was sold a dream, like I was.”
Tink added: “The relationship and the connection between me and Montel wasn’t one-sided, if not more instigated by him than me.”
She believes there are still double standards when it comes to girls wanting to take a romantic connection to the next level in the villa.
Tink added: “I think when lads do anything, it is seen as ‘yes, what a lad’.
“But it is life, if that is what you feel like doing in the moment.
“If you have a connection with someone and you think that is the right thing, then there is nothing to be ashamed of.”
SUPERMODEL Christy Turlington's daughter Grace Burns has been growing close to Elijah Hewson – the son of U2 frontman Bono.
Alongside a post to British Vogue editor Edward Enninful, model Grace posed for a selfie on her bed, scattered with books and a passport-style photograph of what appeared to be Elijah.
She was spotted backstage with Elijah’s band Inhaler and seen sneaking off their bus before a recent show in America.
A source said: “Elijah and Grace have been getting to know each other for the past few months.
"They’ve both grown up in the spotlight so understand each other’s world.”
IT’S DATE NIGHTIE FOR SOLO LOTTIE
SHE has been busy filming Celebs Go Dating for E4, but my exclusive snaps show Lottie Moss has been seeing an older gentleman off camera too.
The OnlyFans model, younger sister of Kate, left celebrity hotspot Chiltern Firehouse in London in a revealing black-lace, negligee-style outfit in the early hours of Friday morning with the smartly dressed chap.
In May I revealed Lottie had split from Aussie model Daniel Steel, and the same month she went solo at Jamie Laing’s lavish wedding to Sophie Habboo in Seville.
In 2020 she revealed: “I’m pan- sexual so I don’t really mind any gender.”
The world is her oyster.
BOTTOM LINE ON NATASHA CURVES
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NATASHA BEDINGFIELD now embraces her curves after feeling the need to cover up during the early days of her career.
The singer, who shot to fame in 2004 with Unwritten, joked that fans on TikTok think she’s had surgery since flaunting her best assets.
She spoke to Biz on Sunday after supporting Billy Joel at BST in Hyde Park, London, on Friday.
Natasha, wearing a sparkling jumpsuit, captured the summer atmosphere with catchy track Pocketful Of Sunshine, before taking fans further back into the Noughties with These Words and Unwritten.
She told us: “There is definitely a movement within popular music about embracing real bodies, which is really exciting, and it is amazing to be a part of that.
“I definitely hid my butt. There were things on TikTok recently like, ‘Where has Natasha been hiding that butt, or ‘How did she suddenly get that butt?’.
“I am lucky I didn’t have to have surgery to get a butt.
“I just spent the first half of my life hiding it because it was just not in fashion, so I showed the smallest part of my body, which was my waist.”
Natasha, mum to Solomon, five, added: “Since having a kid I have learned that, as a woman, we have something that men don’t have.
"It is actually quite empowering that we can lean into that as well.”
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THUNDEROUS LAST KISS GOODBYE TO LONDON
EXPLODING on to the O2 stage with 1976 classic Detroit Rock City, Kiss made their much-anticipated final return to London on their End Of The Road World Tour.
As fire ripped across the stage, bandmates Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, brought out all the rock theatrics to give Kiss fans one hell of a night on Wednesday.
Not one to do anything by halves, Stanley was hoisted above the crowd on a zipwire while belting out 1977 track Love Gun.
And their electric stage presence did not dim as they bowed out with God Of Thunder before cementing themselves as rock legends with Calling Dr Love.
After 50 years on the road, Kiss said farewell to London with a final bow to a sea of stomping fans.
They can only hope the ringing in their ears from the booming voices will never fade away.
