When is Britney Spears book coming out? Release date for The Woman in Me memoir and celebrities mentioned

Britney Spears' new book, The Woman in Me, is already making headlines for revelations about her relationship with Justin Timberlake. The memoir from the pop sensation is published by Simon & Schuster's Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, and will offer fans an insight into her rise to fame, romantic relationships and the fight to end her conservatorship.

So, when can you get your hands on a copy of Britney Spears' book The Woman in Me and what celebrities can you expect to feature in the memoir? Here's everything you need to know.

Britney Spears new memoir is expected to include plenty of juicy drama from across the singer's two decade career. Snippets of the book have already been released, with celebrities mentioned including her ex Justin Timberlake, actor Colin Farrell and journalist Diane Sawyer who infamously brought Spears to tears in an interview following her split from Timberlake.

Britney Spears The Woman in Me release date

Britney Spears book, The Woman in Me will be coming out on Tuesday (October 24). The pop superstar first announced her memoir in February 2022, with her sharing a sneak peak of its front cover in a post on Instagram in July this year.

What has Britney Spears said about Justin Timberlake?

Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake were the "it" couple of the noughties. The pair first met in 1992 when they worked together on the Mickey Mouse Club. The reconnected and began dating in 1999 only to split after three years in 2002.

For the first time Spears has revealed never before known details about their relationship, including claims she had become pregnant and had an abortion. She wrote: “It was a surprise, but for me, it wasn’t a tragedy. I loved Justin so much. I always expected us to have a family together one day. This would just be much earlier than I’d anticipated. But Justin definitely wasn’t happy about the pregnancy. He said we weren’t ready to have a baby in our lives, that we were way too young."

Spears also reveals that Timberlake ended their relationship via a two-word text message and she admits that she did cheat on him by kissing her backup dancer Wade Robson. Timberlake has not yet commented on the claims.

What has Britney Spears said about Colin Farrell?

Spears has also revealed that shortly after her split from Timberlake she experienced a "two week brawl" with Irish actor Colin Farrell who was filming S.W.A.T. at the time. Spears wrote: "Brawl is the only word for it—we were all over each other, grappling so passionately it was like we were in a street fight."

What has Britney Spears said about Christina Aguilera?

Reported by Time Magazine, any mention of Christina Aguilera is brief, despite the pair sharing a dressing room during their time on the Mickey Mouse Club in the 1990s and Aguilera being part of the infamous VMAs performance alongside Madonna.

What has Britney Spears said about Madonna?

Spears has spoken highly of Madonna, with the singer looking up to superstar. The VMAs award performance is mentioned, with Spears reflecting on how she wished she could have been like Madonna in her early days. She writes: "If I could go back now, I would try to become my own parent, my own partner, my own advocate - the way I knew Madonna did."

What has Britney Spears said about Diane Sawyer?

In 2003, journalist Diane Sawyer interviewed Spears following her split from Timberlake. The now infamous interview featured Sawyer asking Spears inappropriate questions on their relationship, which brought the then 22-year-old to tears.

Writing about the interview in her memoir, Spears says she felt "exploited". She wrote: "I didn’t want to share anything private with the world. I didn’t owe the media details of my breakup. I shouldn’t have been forced to speak on national TV, forced to cry in front of this stranger, a woman who was relentlessly going after me with harsh question after harsh question. Instead, I felt like I had been exploited, set up in front of the whole world.”

Where can I get Britney Spears book?

Published by Simon & Schuster's Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Spears' book is available to pre-order now via britneybook.com, Amazon, and other places where books are sold.