Britney Spears was a 'magical' Glee guest star

Star of the show: Britney is in the new season of Glee
11 April 2012
The Weekender

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Britney Spears was a "magical" Glee guest star.

The 'Toxic' hitmaker played herself in a special episode of the musical drama - which aired in the US last night - and the regular cast members were thrilled to have her on board for the show because they were such big fans of her music.

Naya Rivera - who portrays Santana - revealed: "I love Britney Spears. I mean, who doesn't? We all grew up with her. The first music purchase I ever made was ' Baby One More Time' on cassette. It was like, Britney Spears is going to be in my mitts, what do I do? And I was like, 'Hi Britney!' And then she was like, 'Hey!' She was awesome and beautiful. She was magical."

Heather Morris - who plays cheerleader Brittany - got particularly close to the singer in the episode, which was titled 'Britney/Brittany', and the 23-year-old actress admits she was in awe of her co-star.

She gushed: "I just sat there and stared at her. Like, 'Wow, I'm just hanging out with Britney Spears as Brittany the character. We're doing a scene. I'm singing her songs. It was weird.

"When I was younger she was, like, my idol. I am, like, literally an inch away from Britney Spears, who I used to watch on television and, like, learn dance moves to. ... It's Spearstacular."

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