Britney Spears has responded to criticism after a comment she made regarding Christina Aguilera’s dancers, saying she would ‘never intentionally body shame anybody’.

In a recent Instagram post, Britney, 40, shared a picture of a quote that read: ‘I found there was only one way to look thin: hang out with fat people,’ before writing in her caption: ‘If I had Christina Aguilera’s dancers I would have looked extremely small.’

Several of her fans interpreted this part of her caption as the Toxic singer body-shaming Christina’s dancers, with one saying they felt ‘disappointed’ in the musician.

In a new statement, she’s since addressed the backlash, emphasising that she was ‘by no means’ being ‘critical of Christina’s beautiful body’.

‘I flew to see her show once and the main thing I noticed was the difference of our people on stage !!! By no means did I even mention Christina, look at my post !!!’ she continued.

‘I was inspired by her show and she is a beautiful woman of power … Thank you @xtina for inspiring me !!!’

Britney stressed that she was ‘not trying to be critical of anybody’, outlining how what she posts on social media is a ‘projection of the insecurities’ that she deals with in her life.

‘I would never intentionally body shame anybody because I know what it feels like … I struggle with this because of how I feel about myself, not because I hate how anybody looks …’ she stated.

A number of Britney’s fans commented on the post expressing their support for the star, with one writing: ‘Yes Britney! Spread the love!’

‘Thank you for saying this. I was disappointed by the post last night but I’m so thankful you can see what about it was wrong and explain yourself thoughtfully,’ someone else wrote.

‘No one is perfect, keep working towards healing. You got this.’

Britney recently shared that she ‘probably’ won’t ever perform again, because she’s ‘pretty traumatised for life’.

Meanwhile, Drew Barrymore opened up on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon about how she became such close friends with Britney within the past year and a half, having attended her wedding to Sam Asghari in June this year.

‘We have some parallels that are unique in their circumstances, but also I think the things we go through in life, although these circumstances may seem so next-level the feelings of growing up, struggling, all the stuff we’ve both been through is something I felt connected to her,’ the actor said.

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