Britney Spears
Britney Spears Turns 33.Reuters
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  • Britney Spears
    Britney Spears Turns 33.Reuters
  • Britney Spears
    Britney Spears Turns 33.Reuters
  • Britney Spears
    Britney Spears Turns 33.Reuters
  • Britney Spears
    Britney Spears Turns 33.Reuters
  • Britney Spears
    Britney Spears Turns 33.Reuters
  • Britney Spears
    Britney Spears Turns 33.Reuters
  • Britney Spears
    Britney Spears Turns 33.Reuters
  • Britney Spears
    Britney Spears Turns 33.Reuters
  • Britney Spears
    Britney Spears Turns 33.Reuters
  • Britney Spears
    Britney Spears Turns 33.Reuters
  • Britney Spears
    Britney Spears Turns 33.Reuters
  • Britney Spears
    Britney Spears Turns 33.Reuters
  • Britney Spears
    Britney Spears Turns 33.Reuters
  • Britney Spears
    Britney Spears Turns 33.Reuters

Britney Spears, one of the most popular pop singers of all time, will be celebrating her 33rd birthday on 2 December.

The Mississippi-born singer, who started her career as an aerobics instructor and did not use a cell phone till 2011, began her journey to the world of entertainment through Off-Broadway musical "Ruthless" and became popular with sound tracks "...Baby One More Time" and "Oops!... I Did It Again."

The Princess of Pop received nine Billboard Music Awards, six MTV Video Music Awards and a Grammy Award for her contribution to the music industry.

The "best-selling teenaged artist of all time" had quite a few hurdles in her personal as well as professional life. 

Here are 10 interesting facts about Spears:

  1. Before stepping into Hollywood, Spears was an aerobics instructor.
  2. The "Ooh La La" singer got auditioned for "The Mickey Mouse Club" when she was eight years old.
  3. At the age of nine, the pop singer became a talented gymnast.
  4. She was titled the Most Powerful Celebrity by Forbes Magazine in 2002.
  5. The Princess of Pop is a notorious nail-biter.
  6. Spears had a restaurant named Nyla in New York, which she had to close down due to dip in sales.
  7. The "Blackout" singer accounts for more than 30% sales of celebrity perfumes and her favourite fragrance is Vanilla.
  8. Spears did not use a cell phone until 2011.
  9. During the production of "Outrageous" video,  Spears injured her knee.
  10. Spears loves to spend her leisure with her kids Jayden and Preston.