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UPDATE, October 22, 2023: Oops!... We didn't receive the right information about the Australian launch for Britney Spears' memoir The Woman in Me, which sadly means that the pop superstar isn't coming Down Under to hand out copies from a Britney-themed bus. We're as devastated as you are.
We were specifically (and incorrectly) told that Sydneysiders would be able to "capture a glimpse of the star from 12pm, with plenty of photo opportunities to be had as she shares the news of her eagerly anticipated memoir launching that day". There was absolutely no mention of a Britney impersonator.
The bus will still be doing the rounds in Sydney on Wednesday, October 25 — and this article has been updated to reflect the correct details.
If your response to all things Britney Spears is "gimme more", then you'd best be feeling lucky in Sydney on Wednesday, October 25. In a big Britney week thanks to the release of her new memoir The Woman in Me, a Britney-themed bus will be driving around the Harbour City, then handing out copies of her book.
Fancy being given The Woman in Me by a Spears impersonator? That's what the first 50 fans at Sydney Opera House at around 12pm will experience. There'll also be photo opportunities, too, if that's how you'd like celebrate the '...Baby One More Time', 'Oops!... I Did It Again' and 'Toxic' talent — and Crossroads star — before going home to read her tome.
Rhys Adams via Wikimedia Commons
The book tells Britney's tale in her own words — a story that's been covered in documentaries such as Framing Britney Spears and Britney vs Spears, both of which focused on the decade-plus that the star spent under a conservatorship, and has also received copious amounts of media and public attention everywhere. The official blurb for The Woman in Me promises that it's about "freedom, fame, motherhood, survival, faith and hope" as "written with remarkable candour and humour", and "illuminates the enduring power of music and love — and the importance of a woman telling her own story, on her own terms, at last".
"Britney's compelling testimony in open court shook the world, changed laws, and showed her inspiring strength and bravery. I have no doubt her memoir will have a similar impact — and will be the publishing event of the year. We couldn't be more proud to help her share her story at last," said Jennifer Bergstrom, Senior Vice President and Publisher of Gallery Books, when the book's publication date was announced.
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The Woman in Me will also be available as an audiobook, with actor Michelle Williams (The Fabelmans) narrating.
2023 marks a quarter century since '...Baby One More Time' rocketed up Australia's charts, and made sure that everyone in the country knew who Britney was. Before then, she'd been in the spotlight since her time on The All-New Mickey Mouse Club in the early 90s; however, it was that blockbuster pop song that truly catapulted her to megastar-level fame. In the decades since, the singer has enjoyed a slew of other hits, thanks to everything from 'Sometimes' and 'Everytime' to 'Work Bitch' and 'If U Seek Amy'. Yes, you now have at least one of these songs stuck in your head (or, let's be honest, a medley of all them).
The Britney bus will drive around Sydney on Wednesday, October 25, and is expected at the Sydney Opera House at around 12–1pm. For more information about The Woman in Me, which releases in Australia on the same day, head to the book's website.
Top image: Rhys Adams via Wikimedia Commons.
