Britney Spears is clearly reveling in the glory after recently scoring her first Billboard top 10 hit in a decade.
Taking to Instagram on Wednesday, the 40-year-old singer shared footage of herself writhing around on a yacht in a skimpy neon yellow and hot pink bikini.
In several clips, Britney went topless as she soaked up the sun with her vacation crew nearby.
Looking good: Britney Spears took to Instagram on Wednesday to share footage of herself writhing around on a yacht in a skimpy neon yellow and hot pink bikini
‘CALM DOWN !!! HELL NO STAY WOKE !!!!! Oh and here’s my a**,’ teased the Womanizer hitmaker in her post’s caption.
While resting on her stomach with her pert derriere in full view, Britney is first seen kicking up her legs as the ocean water roared beneath her.
She had on a pair of blue and white sneakers and her blonde hair was tied up in a messy bun.
Britney is then captured impressively diving off the yacht into the ocean.
Wow! She struck a series of sizzling poses as she danced around on a yacht during a balmy getaway
Shady: After soaking up the sun, Spears heads to the interior of the yacht to cool off
Topless: In several clips, Spears went topless as she soaked up the sun with her vacation crew nearby
Putting her bikini top back on, Britney is then seen pushing out her ample chest and throwing her head back.
Her blonde hair was let loose and she shielded her eyes with a pair of stylish shades.
After soaking up the sun, Britney heads to the interior of the yacht to cool off.
Britney is captured strolling around in her bikini and sneakers while modeling a straw sunhat.
Amusing: As Britney went topless while lying down on the yacht, her friend jokingly tried on her bikini top and joined in with her dancing
‘CALM DOWN !!! HELL NO STAY WOKE !!!!! Oh and here’s my a**,’ teased the Womanizer hitmaker in her post’s caption.
Comfort: She had on a pair of blue and white sneakers and her blonde hair was tied up in a messy bun
She pulled at her bikini bottoms before tipping her hat to the camera.
Britney’s post comes after it was revealed that her single with Elton John debuted at number six on the Billboard Hot 100. It’s her first top 10 hit in a decade
The hitmaker’s song Hold Me Closer has landed at number six on the US chart, marking her 14th entry in the top 10.
Hold Me Closer – a reimagining of Elton’s hits Tiny Dancer and The One – was released on August 26 and has also reached number three in the UK.
Kicking around: While resting on her stomach with her pert derriere in full view, Britney is first seen kicking up her legs as the ocean water roared beneath her
Wow! Putting her bikini top back on, Spears is then seen pushing out her ample chest and throwing her head back
Larking around: Britney’s friend tried on her bikini top and danced around as the pair had a great time
Beachwear: Britney styled her look with a brown wide-brimmed straw hat and sunglasses as she showed off her bronzed figure
The song also shot straight to the top of the iTunes chart in over 40 countries while Britney’s attorney Mathew Rosengart said he was thrilled to see his client has returned to work.
He told Page Six: ‘No one should be surprised that her first foray [since ended] is a smash success.’
In an interview with The Guardian, Elton told how he hopes the song will help Britney realize how much support there is for her in the wake of her conservatorship battle.
He said: ‘I’m so excited to be able to do it with her because if it is a big hit, and I think it may be, it will give her so much more confidence than she’s got already and she will realize that people actually love her and care for her and want her to be happy.’
Good spirits: She appeared to be having a good time as she stuck her tongue out while lying down on the yacht
Kicking back: She showed off her figure as she danced lying down and soaked up the sun
Topless: She showed off her figure as she posed up a storm in yellow and pink bikini bottoms
Britney’s most recent Billboard top 10 hit prior to Hold Me Closer was Scream & Shout, her duet with Will.i.am in 2013.
Meanwhile, Elton appeared on The Hits Radio Breakfast Show on Wednesday where he told how he helped Lewis Capaldi choose the lead single from his new album.
He said: ‘Lewis came round and played me three or four songs [from the album] and the song that they were going to release as a single was a beautiful ballad. I said go with the more up tempo one because people won’t expect that.
‘I mooted that because of Ed Sheeran and X. When he put that album out he wanted to go with a ballad. I said listen you’ve had two ballads out – The A Team and Lego House – so go with Sing because no one will know it’s you.
Splash! She showed off her athleticism as she dived straight into the ocean during her yacht trip
Success: Britney Spears has scored her first top 10 hit in a decade as her single with Elton John debuted at number six on the Billboard Hot 100
‘So instead of putting a ballad out they went with Sing and it just smashed it straight away.’
Elton, who is currently on his farewell tour, said that he’s never been happier than he is now at the age of 75.
He added: ‘I’ve just had the most incredible life, I’m 75 and I’ve never been as happy as I am now.
‘My career never been as good as it is now, I have two incredible sons, a beautiful husband and that’s the real thing. The thing that matters to me most is my personal life and it’s just amazing.’
Hit: The hitmaker’s song Hold Me Closer has landed at number six on the US chart, marking her 14th entry in the top 10
Asked what he will do after the end of his tour, Elton said: ‘After next year when I finish [the tour] in Stockholm I’ll go on a bit of a hiatus and figure out what I’m going to do next. It won’t be performing but what it will be, who knows.
‘There’s a documentary out next year, I have a musical coming out next year. I have a musical coming out this year at the Almeida Theatre called Tammy Faye which I’ve written with Jake Shears from the Scissor Sisters.
‘I like to keep myself busy but music to me is the most incredibly healing and fabulous thing. My whole life has been informed with music and it’s not going to stop now.’
Advice: Elton appeared on The Hits Radio Breakfast Show on Wednesday where he told how he helped Lewis Capaldi choose the lead single from his new album
Elton, who has been with husband David since 1993, said he ‘always made the wrong mistakes’ in past relationships.
He said: ‘I used to chase love, always made the wrong mistakes, always chose the wrong person. I wasn’t in a fit state to have a relationship because of my addictions and I got sober in 1990 stopped chasing love and in the end love found me.
‘I’m a great believer that I was always doing the running and I would fall in love with someone at the drop of a hat.
‘I would walk into a bar and I would be living with someone I’d never met, have a house with a picket fence and we’d be together and I’d never even met them!’
Candid: Elton, who has been with husband David since 1993, said he ‘always made the wrong mistakes’ in past relationships (pictured together in 2020)
Duet: Elton revealed how his collaboration with Britney came about, explaining how his husband David Furnish first suggested his team up (pictured in 2013)
It comes after Elton recently revealed how his collaboration with Britney came about, explaining how his husband David Furnish first suggested he team up with the singer.
Speaking to Amanda Holden and Jamie Theakston on Tuesday’s edition of Heart Breakfast, the music icon said he was keen to ‘help boost Britney’s confidence’ and hopes the duet ‘will be the momentum’ for Britney to record new music.
Amanda asked Elton if it’s ‘true that your David thought to do the collab with Britney to boost her confidence?’
Elton replied: ‘Yes, absolutely. He told me, he said listen, ‘Why don’t we do it with Britney” and I went…’wow, that’s a bit left field, what a brilliant idea’.
‘A) I would love to help her and get her back to recording and b) I know she can sing and she hasn’t had anything out since 2016.’
‘She went into the studio in LA with Andrew Watt and put her voice on and did it brilliantly and everybody seemed to love it,’ he added.
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Elton said that he was ‘so happy for her, because it’s got her back to what she’s famous for, being a singer and an artist.’
He admitted he thought Britney has ‘had such a horrible time in the last 20 odd years with various things that have gone off with her and she’s been treated so badly,’ referring to her controversial conservatorship which she was finally liberated from last year.
‘I thought this will give her a bit of a fillip as it were, and I know she’s so excited to be back in the charts, back on the radio charts. Hopefully it will be the momentum that’s necessary to get her to record again.’
Working together: Speaking to Amanda Holden and Jamie Theakston on Tuesday’s edition of Heart Breakfast, the music icon said he was keen to ‘help boost Britney’s confidence’
Jamie and Amanda pointed out that Elton has a history of helping younger artists, with the icon reminiscing about how he aided Robbie Williams in his post-Take That solo career.
‘Robbie used to come down here when he left Take That and we used to sit in the car outside because that was the best, it sounded great in the car, and he used to play all his demos and his recordings and it was great fun.
‘I always help to try and encourage people especially if they have a lot of talent and I like them, and that’s what I tend to do a lot now.
‘And it keeps me happy, it keeps me on my toes, and it’s just wonderful to be with these younger people and get this energy from them because they have an energy, that at 75, I’ve got a lot of energy but it’s not the same when your 25.’
‘The adrenaline is different so I get a lot of stuff from young artists and I love being around them.’
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More music to come? Elton said that he was ‘so happy for her, because it’s got her back to what she’s famous for, being a singer and an artist’
