Drew Barrymore is cheering on Britney Spears.
The Drew Barrymore Present host, 47, took to Instagram on Saturday to have a good time “Maintain Me Nearer,” Spears’ new collaboration with Elton John, because the track hit primary on the charts. The track marks the primary time Spears has recorded new music since her 2016 studio album Glory, and since her 13-year conservatorship ended final 12 months.
In a video that featured Barrymore curled up on the sofa in an off-the-cuff tee and no make-up, the 50 First Dates actress reclines on her arm and smiles whereas listening to the track, showing to virtually cry tears of pleasure.
“‘Maintain Me Nearer’ is out right this moment and it’s already #1 in 33 international locations!!” Barrymore captioned her video, together with a coronary heart emoji, and tags for each Spears and John.
Within the feedback, actress Selma Blair additionally shared her pleasure over the brand new track, writing “Makes me the happiest. Lovely.”
Whereas Spears — who beforehand referred to as Barrymore one of the vital “lovely” stars she had ever met in an April social media publish — has deleted her Instagram account, she did open up on Twitter in regards to the new launch.
“Okie dokie … my first track in 6 years!!!!” she posted. “It’s fairly rattling cool that I’m singing with one of the vital traditional males of our time… @eltonofficial!!!! I’m kinda overwhelmed… it’s an enormous deal to me !!! I’m meditating extra and studying my area is efficacious and treasured!!!”
Barrymore beforehand honored Spears following the pop star’s June wedding ceremony, which she attended. Drawing from her beloved 1998 movie Ever After to honor Spears, Barrymore shared how impressed she was by the singer’s journey.
“What I realized from Ever After is that we should rescue ourselves and but nonetheless need the fairy story,” Barrymore wrote, alongside a collection of images which included herself, Spears, and Selena Gomez celebrating on the reception. “And that’s precisely what Britney did! I couldn’t not be happier for her intrepid journey !!!!!!!”
The earlier month, Barrymore spoke to Selection about how a lot she pertains to Spears, and her need to have her on her discuss present following her launch from her extremely controversial conservatorship.
“We are able to have a singular dialog,” defined Barrymore, who was institutionalized by her mom, Jade Barrymore, as a teen. “There’s not a ton of us on the market who’ve publicly misplaced our freedom, had breakdowns in entrance of everybody, grow to be punchlines and fought our manner again.”
Barrymore is not any stranger to sending Spears “private movies.” She beforehand advised ET that she did so earlier than Spears was launched fro her conservatorship to supply “encouragement and simply telling her that I feel she is the important thing to her freedom.”
