Over the weekend, the fashion mogul and singer of the well-known track Irresistible , Jessica Simpson, took to Instagram to share a humorous encounter. It turns out she was approached for an autograph in the parking lot of her local mall. The amusing twist? The enthusiastic fan mistook her for none other than the Princess of Pop Britney Spears .
In a post on Instagram featuring herself and her daughter Maxwell with shocked expressions, Simpson captioned the photo, “The face when someone in the parking lot at the mall asks you for your autograph but expects you to sign it Britney Spears.” The mix-up is not entirely surprising, given that both Spears and Simpson rose to fame during the same era as blonde pop singers in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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The post invited several comments striking jokes on the apparent similarity between the two celebrities. User @ asd_life_with_me said, “Were you dancing with knives or something?” While another user @ jamieanmarie_06 wrote, “I really don’t think she meant it the way some people are taking it! If you read her book, Open Book you would probably know that!” Justifying her post a fan @ irishgirllovesartie said, “That’s funny !! Absolutely no shade! If it happened to Brittany about Jessica, Brittany would do the same thing.”
Spears herself acknowledged the resemblance in a 2022 Instagram post where she humorously compared herself to Simpson. Captioning a photo, Spears wrote, “Why do I look EXACTLY like Jessica Simpson??? Also, my face looks so pale.”
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Interestingly, this isn’t the first time Simpson has been mistaken for the Toxic singer. According to Page Six , in her 2020 memoir titled Open Book , Simpson delved into their occasionally tumultuous friendship. She recounted a similar mix-up that occurred in front of her children at Disney World when a fan confused her for Britney Spears. “I was like, of course, this would happen to me,” Simpson wrote. “Britney steals even this Disney moment, right there in front of my kids.”
In the upcoming memoir titled The Woman in Me , Britney Spears is set to share her own story, slated for release on October 24. Notably, Michelle Williams will narrate the audiobook version of Spears’s memoir which would reveal her unsaid struggle in life.
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The incident at the mall with Simpson adds a lighthearted touch to the longstanding connection between the two iconic figures in pop culture. In the ongoing journey through the complexities of fame, this amusing mix-up in the mall parking lot is a playful reminder of the shared history between these two stars and the lasting fascination the public has with their lives. Spears’s memoir, in particular, is highly anticipated, promising further insights into her life and the relationships she has had in the past.