Britney Spears says Mariah Carey inspired her to start singing in sweet birthday message

FROM one pop megastar to another, Britney Spears has wished Mariah Carey happy birthday in a heartwarming message.

Britney took to Twitter to say Mariah was the one who inspired her to pick up a microphone to start singing and she hasn’t looked back since.

The 38-year-old wrote: “Happy Birthday @MariahCarey!!”

“You are one of the main reasons I started singing … your Butterfly album never gets old even after 20+ years …

“It’s simply a classic and I will be listening to it today as I work out in the gym !!!”

Britney finished the tweet saying: “Have a wonderful birthday !!! God bless,” adding butterfly and love heart emojis.

The pop diva turned 50 this week but refuses to admit she is getting older.

Rather than referring to the date as a birthday, Mariah prefers to describe it as an “anniversary.”

Mariah said: “I don’t count years. . . I rebuke them. I have anniversaries, not birthdays, because I celebrate life, darling.’’

Even her eight-year-old twins, Moroccan and Monroe, know not to mention the B-word.

Last year they sang “Happy anniversary” during a party at a posh New York restaurant, where the Queen of Christmas was reportedly “seated at the head of the rose petal-layered table.”

Britney’s tribute to Mariah wasn’t her only social media post getting attention recently.

The mom-of-two was a regular on Instagram as she tried to uplift her fans during the coronavirus crisis, but it was her call to “redistribute wealth” that caught people’s attention.

She wrote: “During this time of isolation, we need connection now more than ever. Call your loved ones, write virtual love letters.

“Technologies like virtual communication, streaming and broadcasting are part of our community collaboration.

“We will learn to kiss and hold each other through the waves of the web. We will feed each other, re-distribute wealth, strike (sic).”

Instagram users replied to her post calling her “Comrade Britney,” while many wondered if the Toxic hitmaker had become a socialist.

More recently she was forced to backtrack on comments that she can run faster than 100-metre Olympic champion, Usain Bolt.

Britney said she was “joking” alongside a post of her modeling a number of different fashion looks.

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