Britney Spears Recalls Being Self-Conscious in LA Until She Met Shakira: “I Finally Felt Normal”

Britney Spears recounted her early days in Los Angeles, where she often felt self-conscious about her height. In an Instagram post, she recalled meeting Shakira during the filming of Shakira's "Whenever, Wherever" video in 2001. Spears noted that Shakira was of similar height to her, writing that they looked like "twins." Both singers had just woken up from naps before their meeting, wearing braids and colorful hair reminiscent of that era.

Spears compared Shakira to Christina Aguilera, stating Shakira was even taller than Aguilera, who is shorter than Spears. The encounter, Spears concluded, made her feel "normal" for the first time. Spears would later appear alongside Shakira, Mary J. Blige on a 2002 Rolling Stone cover. In her post, she also reflected on her early career, acknowledging the "real damage" done to her "heart and soul" during her conservatorship.