Lea Michele couldn't believe her eyes when a super-fit Britney Spears walked onto the Glee set last week.
"She was so professional," Michele, 24, tells Access Hollywood. "She looked incredible. She's so tiny!"
Michele says Spears, 28, was "great to work with. It was one of those things where you go to work and you're like, 'I can't believe we're doing this!'"
Earlier this month, shots surfaced of Michele wearing similar duds that Spears wore in her famous "...Baby One More Time" video.
Though she confirms they shot a scene together, she says, "What we do together, I can't say. I will tell you it's incredibly iconic!"
Asked about Spears' episode -- set to air Sept. 28 -- Glee creator Ryan Murphy was mum.
"I can't say anything!" he told UsMagazine.com at the Emmys Sunday in L.A. "She is very, very sweet, and she was very well prepared."
He told Us she even played some cuts from her upcoming album, "which is really amazing. It's sort of a return to the sort of Britney dance stuff. There are some great, great singles on that album. I was really happy for her. I feel like she is coming back in a big way."
Added actor Kevin McHale, "She was super nice and willing to try whatever Ryan wanted her to do. I can't say what she did, but I can't wait for people to see it. I think it's going to be great."
You know Ashley Tisdale from the High School Musical series. She’ll be back on TV in the new cheerleading series Hellcats. Already this is a tougher game than musical theater.
Ashley Tisdale One of the Hellcats “Cheerleading is different form dance,” Tisdale said. “It’s stiffer. My sister was a cheerleader all through high school and college so she helped me out when I was auditioning, ‘put your arms this way.’Everyone is open to what we feel comfortable doing and as an actor and a person I’ve always loved to challenge myself and when I saw one of the stunts for the second episode I said, ‘That looks kinda fun, I want to do it.’ They obviously take every precaution and we have coaches on set at all times so I’m actually flying. We have stunt doubles for the flips and stuff but we want to go out there and actually do it ourselves. Being up high is really scary. I think you have to be a little bit crazy to be a cheerleader. And I think I have a little crazy in me.”
The Hellcats will train for new routines each week and we’ll get to see their performances. Like Glee with cheerleaders, or so we thought. “No, I think it’s completely different. Lea Michele is a really sweet girl and she came up to me and was like, ‘Thank you so much, your show kind of paved the way for all of us.’ I love watching it. I think Ryan came up with really great characters and a really entertaining show. It’s funny and has all the makings of a great TV show. I’m really excited about the Britney Spears episode.”
Britney Spears showed off her sexy body in Hawaii Sunday, as the pop princess relaxed with boyfriend Jason Trawick in a cabana at their Maui hotel >> Proceed to pictures
Lindsay Lohan has given a post-prison interview to US magazine Vanity Fair, in which she admits that onarriving in Los Angeles she wanted to be like Britney Spears. Both USA Today and the New York Post quote excerpts from the exclusive interview, which will be published in full in the magazine's October edition.
"I was irresponsible. And I'm not making excuses," said Lohan of her partying days, before adding, "I was experimenting. I was doing certain things that people do 10 times more of when they're in college." The star of Mean Girls also spoke of her earlier years in Hollywood, admitting it was "really scary and sad ... I would look up to those girls ... the Britneys and whatever. And I would be like, I want to be like that."
The singer recently filmed her cameo for the TV musical drama and has posted a picture on her twitter page which shows her posing as the 52-year-old singer from their 2003 music video to their duet 'Me Against The Music'.
In the picture Britney is wearing a white trouser suit, which is similar to what Madonna wore, while Heather Morris - who plays Glee member Brittany - takes on Britney's role.
To accompany the picture, she wrote: "All my Gleekers in the crowd, grab a partner take it down - Brit."
The 'Toxic' singer was thrilled to have a cameo role in a special episode of the musical TV show, which will feature several songs from her back catalogue.
Posting on twitter, she wrote: "What's up GLEEKS? Having so much fun on set!! Can't wait for you guys to see the episode! (sic)"
The blonde beauty also posted a series of pictures onto the microblogging website from the studio.
The first photo was a mocked up poster of her with 'Glee' star Lea Michele, while another showed her with assistant Brett Miller on set doing the 'Glee' hand signal.
In a third picture, Britney shows her name emblazoned on a special director-style chair.
Show creator Ryan Murphy recently revealed the episode - entitled 'Britney/Brittany' - will poke fun at 'Glee' leader Mr. Schuester's reluctance to cover the pop star's music.
He said: "The entire episode is Mr. Shue saying, 'I don't want to do Britney.' We're doing it in a really fun, hallucinogenic way."
The Britney episode comes after 'Glee' writers previously penned special scripts dedicated to Madonna and Lady Gaga.
Ryan had previously spoken about his desire to get Britney on the show, saying: "Her people want to do it. Like Madonna, they gave me carte blanche. They know that we're fans of hers, and we're doing it in a very reverential way."
Britney Spears has officially sold over 100 million records, all being certified by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Her debut album …Baby One More Time sold more that 28 million copies within a year and her 2nd album Oops!… I Did It Again sold over 20 million copies and debuted at #1 with sales of 1,319,193 million in the 1st week.
Britney also became an international pop culture icon immediately after her career was launched and is the best selling female artist of the 2000s, as well as the 5th overall.
Britney joins the ranks of Janet Jackson, Whitney Houston, and Mariah Carey who have also sold over 100 million albums within their careers.
Britney Spears' complicated life just got a little easier as the child abuse investigation against her was dropped by the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services, RadarOnline.com learned exclusively.
The investigation was sparked by allegations made by former bodyguard Fernando Flores who had accused her of beating her two sons, Sean Preston, 4, and Jayden James, 3.
The department said there was "absolutely no truth to the accusations," a Spears' family insider told RadarOnline.com.
"Sean and Jayden's pediatricians submitted documentation that the boys were healthy, and that they have never seen any signs of abuse. The case was officially closed after the department received that information from the boys' doctor," revealed the source.
Social workers initially visited the singer's home after Flores made shocking allegations that she beaten the boys with a belt that he had been wearing.
The claim was, "absolutely outlandish and absurd. Britney would never lay a hand on either one of her sons, she loves them so much," said the insider.
"Flores is an opportunist seeking his 15 minutes of fame," revealed another source close to the family
Britney signed with Jive Records in 1997 and has sold over 85 million albums worldwide. She was the best selling artist of the 2000s and a prominent figure in mainstream popular music, aided by a much-publicized personal life.
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It is claimed that the 28-year-old star has bought the property, at One Hyde Park in Knightsbridge, so she can try to reach out to her European fans. However, she has surprised builders by wanting to paint the walls pink.
A source said to UK newspaper The People: "Britney is spending a large chunk of her fortune on this place so the builders are absolutely astonished that she wants to paint it pink.
"It is hardly the classiest look for it but they are getting on with making sure it is ready for when she wants to visit. Britney has always wanted a base in London, she has spent a lot of time here during her career so the city has become close to her heart.
"She is hoping to catapult her career once again after a long break. Now that she is over all of her problems she is looking forward to a new start."
Britney Spears was named in the top five highest-earning musicians in the world over the last year following the release of a comeback album and a world tour.
She is estimated to have made £41.8 million in the last year, according to Forbes.com.
Her return to the world stage follows a turbulent couple of years in her private life during which she was hospitalised on several occasions and eventually placed under the conservatorship of her father.
Her sixth album Circus was released in December 2008 with 3.5 million copies sold worldwide.
Meanwhile her tour The Circus Starring Britney Spears grossed more than £86 million.
Spears, 28, divorced her second husband Kevin Federline, a former backing dancing with whom she has two sons, in 2007.
Meanwhile U2 were named the highest-earning musicians in the world after earning £84.9 milllion in 2009.
Britney Spears might be getting a "Glee" career comeback.
Like the Madonna-themed episode in "Glee's" freshman season, an episode revolving around Spears' music is getting prepped, reports ET.
The show's creator Ryan Murphy tells the newsmagazine that the show is currently writing the Spears episode.
We can already hear one of the heart-heavy Gleeks, or perhaps Miss Pillsbury, singing, "Oops, I Did It Again," whether Matthew Morrison likes it or not. So far, there' s no indication one way or another if Spears herself will appear in the episode.
On the subject of tribute episodes, Murphy also hints that the post-Super Bowl episode will feature the music of an artist that isn't Michael Jackson ... but that guess is "close." Hmm, we think Prince would fit the bill.
"Glee" led the Emmy Awards series nominations Thursday (July 8) with 19 nominations.
