Britney Spears Claims She’s Going to ‘Adopt A Baby Girl’

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Britney Spears just surprised her followers on social media –– but this time, it wasn’t for her dance moves.

The pop icon recently made the exciting declaration on her Instagram on Friday, January 3, revealing her plans to adopt a baby girl. Spears, 43, made the announcement by sharing a video of a young girl making some funny jokes on her page with the caption, “I’ve decided I’m going to adopt a baby girl !!!! I’m actually serious !!!”

The comments on the post have been disabled, and it is unclear if Spears is actually serious. A few months ago the “Oops!…I Did It Again” singer claimed she was also moving to Mexico, however no updates about her relocation have been provided.

This announcement came after an emotional holiday season for the songstress, during which she was reunited with her son, Jayden Federline, after a long period of estrangement. Spears expressed her joy and disbelief over her son’s return, sharing a video of the two of them on Wednesday, December 25, with the caption, “Best Christmas of my life !!! I haven’t seen my boys in 2 years !!! Tears of joy and literally in shock everyday koo koo crazy so in love and blessed !!! I’m speechless thank you Jesus !!!”

A few days later, Spears gushed about her son in another post. “Mine forever !!! It’s weird we’re like twins but he’s a boy and I’m a girl !!! He’s mine I hadn’t seen him in 2 and half years or maybe 3 !!! I’m in shock !!! He came back and he feels older and smarter than me !!! He’s a man and I cry every day of my life because of the miracle and genius he is !!! When he plays the whole earth shakes !!!”

Her reunion with Jayden, now 18, was a long-awaited one. Spears and her ex-husband, Kevin Federline, share two sons — Jayden and his older brother Sean Preston, 19. Following their 2006 divorce, the custody arrangements between Spears and Federline shifted over the years. In 2023, Federline moved the boys to…