10 Celebrity Memoirs to Read If You Loved Britney Spears'The Woman in Me

Britney Spearsbroke records and shocked fans when she released her highly anticipated, bestseling memoirThe Woman in Melast month. The book details the inside story of the pop sensation’s rise to fame as only she can tell it, from her childhood in Louisiana to her standout music career, as well asher relationshipwithJustin Timberlake, herabortionandher conservatorship. which ended in November 2021.If you lovedThe Woman in Me, and are looking for another tell-all celebrity memoir, here are 10 recommendations for further reading.

Britney Spearsbroke records and shocked fans when she released her highly anticipated, bestseling memoirThe Woman in Melast month. The book details the inside story of the pop sensation’s rise to fame as only she can tell it, from her childhood in Louisiana to her standout music career, as well asher relationshipwithJustin Timberlake, herabortionandher conservatorship. which ended in November 2021.

If you lovedThe Woman in Me, and are looking for another tell-all celebrity memoir, here are 10 recommendations for further reading.

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“It was extremely painful and still is,”she told PEOPLEin 2020. “It’s still shocking. That little girl in me wanting to do the right thing, not knowing how to stand up for herself and not knowing how to stop it.”

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Amazon

The widow of The King spills the inside story of their marriage from her perspective in her 1985 memoir.Priscilla, who first met Elvis when she was 14 and he was 24, details the ups and downs of their legendary, yet tumultuous, marriage, includingElvis’ abuse and addiction and her unexpected pregnancy with daughterLisa Marie, who died in January at age 54. Writer-directorSofia Coppolarecently adapted the book into thenew moviePriscilla.

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Simon & Schuster, Inc.

If you can’t get enough of early 2000s pop stories, look no further thanLance Bass’ 2007 memoir. The*NSYNCmember gets candid about joining the then-unknown boy band in 1995 and stories from their years of success (including his aborted trip to space in 2002).

Bass, whocame out as gay in a 2004 PEOPLE cover story, also talks about his first same-sex relationship and how he initially kept his sexuality hidden from fans.

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In this vulnerable autobiography, cowritten with former PEOPLE staffer Todd Gold, Barrymore relays her experience with childhood stardom and addiction and how she was able to move toward recovery.

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Atria Books

Tina Turner, whodied in Mayat age 83, released her bestselling second memoir in 2018. The rock and roll legend touches upon the ups and downs of her life and career, including her rise to stardom, thedeath of her sonCraig, and herabusive marriageto Ike Turner.“I was living a life of death,” Tinatold PEOPLE in 1981of her marriage to Ike. “I didn’t exist. I didn’t fear him killing me when I left, because I was already dead. When I walked out, I didn’t look back.”

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Celebra

The “Livin La Vida Loca” singer gives insight into his rise to stardom, where he started out as a member of boy bandMenudobefore his rise on the Billboard music charts.Martin, whocame out as gay in 2010, also reflects on his sexuality and his parenthood journey.

“Sexuality is one complicated thing,” hetold PEOPLE in 2021. “It’s not black and white. It’s filled with colors. When I was dating women, I was in love with women. It felt right, it felt beautiful. You can’t fake chemistry — the chemistry was there with them. I wasn’t misleading anyone.”

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Plume

In 2014, actress and modelBrooke Shieldspublished this candid memoir about her complicated relationship with her mother and manager, Teri, whodied in 2012.“Even though I understood her better than anybody else,” Shieldstold PEOPLE in 2014. “I’m not sure I ever understood her fully.”

Shields writes about her mother’s alcoholism, her planning of Brooke’s high-profile dates and how becoming a mother herself allowed her to gain independence. She also dishes on some of her celebrity crushes, likeGeorge Michael, and her relationships throughout the years.

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Dey Street Books

The late “Nothing Compares 2 U” singer, whodied in Julyat age 56, shares her complex story as person and performer. From her childhood in Dublin with an abusive mother to hercontroversialSaturday Night Liveperformance, to her experience with post-traumatic stress disorder,Sinéad O’Connorwrites with honesty and candor.

“We need to be compassionate and gentle toward those of our brothers and sisters who have been hurt and are wounded and fragile, while also strong and alive. We should not mock those who are brave enough to show their wounds,” she told PEOPLE in 2021.

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In this emotional memoir, singer-songwriterShania Twaintells of the moments that shaped her: her experience with childhood poverty in Canada,the tragic accidentthat killed her parents and left her to care for her siblings, and making a name for herself in music in the midst of it all. The singer released hersixth studio album,Queen of Me, on Feb. 3.

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It Books

From his experience with addiction to his secret relationship with his Culture Club bandmate, drummer Jon Moss, the singer details his experience as a pivotal figure in the new-wave music scene of the ’80s, as well as life off the stage.Boy Georgehas a second memoir,Karma, hitting U.S. shelves in January, and he’smaking his return to BroadwayinMoulin Rouge! The Musicalthis fall.

source: people.com