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Happy birthday Britney! 16 times the Princess of Pop was completely iconic

By Josh Haggis

The legendary Miss Britney Spears turns 33 years-old today, so here at attitude.co.uk we thought that we would celebrate the Princess of Pop’s milestone with some of our favourite moments from her 16(!)-year-long career.

But before we do, let’s take a look back at just what she’s managed to achieve:

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1. First, there’s the time she decided to grace the X Factor USA judging panel with her presence:

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2. The time that she couldn’t hide her disbelief when girlband Fifth Harmony were voted through to the next round:

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3. The time everyone forgot that Christina Aguilera also kissed Madonna:

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4. The time Britney sung Happy Birthday to LA Reid on The X Factor USA:

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5. The time we realised Britney Spears is one of us:

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6. The time she loved emailing so much she wrote a song about it:

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7. The time she went on US chatshow Jimmy Fallon and was told they had created a Tinder account in her name:

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8.  The time she did this:

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9. The time Britney did the “Poo Cocktail Supreme” challenge:

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10. The time Starbucks told her they were out of Strawberry Frappuccinos:

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11. The time she whipped Alan Carr’s elderly nan for promotional purposes.

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12. The time “cool” became her most iconic phrase:

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12. The time she couldn’t find the words to describe how she felt about an X Factor auditionee, so she just did this:

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13.  The time she recorded the sexiest pro-abstinence anthem of all time:

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14.  The time she was a hardcore lesbian:

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15. The time even Taylor Swift’s 1989 was expected to beat Oops…I Did It Again’s first week sales record…but failed:

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16. Last but not least, the time she changed pop music forever:

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Never change, Britney.

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