Britney Spears gifts Elton John adorable salt and pepper shakers after ‘Hold Me Closer’ release

Britney Spears has shared her gratitude for Elton John and the success of their “Maintain Me Nearer” duet with the sweetest present.

John took to Twitter on Friday, September 2, to share the rocket-shaped salt and pepper shakers the Princess of Pop had given her. “Thanks @Britney Spears for the fabulous arugula salt and pepper shakers!! David [Furnish] and I really like them,” the “Rocketman” himself captioned the photograph.

Thanks @Britney Spears for the fabulous arugula salt and pepper shakers!! 🚀🚀

David and I really like them ❤️❤️#HoldMeCloser pic.twitter.com/5Cppg15QUI

— Elton John (@eltonofficial) September 2, 2022

“I am actually completely happy for Britney, particularly as a result of having her on this report is such a gasoline, to start with,” John stated in a Sept. 1 interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe. “However she’s somebody who’s been via hell, who wanted love in her life, plenty of love from plenty of individuals, and she or he’s getting it.

“She did it so nicely and so simply,” the music icon continued of their collaboration. “And I am positive lots of people thought, ‘Properly, can she nonetheless sing? Properly, I knew from the beginning that she may sing as a result of should you return and take a look at the outdated footage, she was the best artist on this planet and she or he may sing, she may dance, she may do something. So I wasn’t apprehensive about that. What apprehensive me was if she could be so nervous as a result of she hadn’t carried out it shortly, however she pulled it off with flying colours.

“Maintain Me Nearer”, which is a brand new model of John’s 1972 basic “Tiny Dancer” produced by Grammy winner Andrew Watt, options John and Spears singing the opening verse of John’s 1992 hit , “The One” to a club-ready beat, earlier than diving into the refrain of 1971’s “Tiny Dancer.”

‘Maintain Me Nearer’ is Spears’ first new music since her 2016 studio album Glorywhich additionally included deluxe tracks “Temper Ring,” “Swimming within the Stars,” and the Backstreet Boys-assisted “Matches” that have been launched in 2020. Most notably, the collaboration will mark Spears’ official return to music because the finish of his 13 years of guardianship.

Over the weekend, Spears posted an unfiltered 22-minute voice memo to YouTube about her post-conservation life and the heartbreaking methods authorized management over her life impacted her psychological well being, self-confidence and his relationship along with his household.