Britney Spears' Audition Tape For "The Notebook" Revealed: Watch

BYLavender AlexandriaPublished on October 23, 20231296 Views

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LAS VEGAS, NV - SEPTEMBER 24: Recording artist Britney Spears performs onstage at the 2016 iHeartRadio Music Festival at T-Mobile Arena on September 24, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

A new audition tape has fans re-evaluating Britney's acting skills.

Amid the forthcoming release of Britney Spears' new memoir, all kinds of new information about the singer's life and work is emerging. That was the case earlier this week when it was revealed her very first hit almost went to somebody else. Producer and songwriter Max Martin shopped "Baby One More Time" around for a while before it landed with Spears. Reportedly both TLC and Backstreet Boys turned the song down before it eventually landed with her.

Now another new story is emerging, this time to do with Britney's on-screen history. While she has appeared on-screen a few times, most notably in the film Crossroads she isn't exactly well known for her acting. But that could have easily been very different if she had been cast in the adaptation of Nicolas Sparks' The Notebook. Spears auditioned for the role of Allie, which ended up going to Rachel McAdams who acted alongside Ryan Gosling in the final film. Now, the audition tape she recorded in 2002 has officially hit the internet via The Daily Mail. Check out the full video below.

Britney Spears Auditioning For "The Notebook"

Fans online aren't the only ones impressed with Britney's performance. “Britney wasn’t just good – she was phenomenal," the casting director for the film told The Daily Mail. “It was a tough decision. Britney blew us all away. Our jaws were on the floor. I was blown away. Absolutely blown away. She brought her A-game that day," he expanded.

Other revelations surrounding her new memoir have been about Justin Timberlake. She shared a story about Justin getting her pregnant back when the pair were dating, though they both agreed it wasn't the right time. Britney was actually on the set of Crossroads when Timberlake broke up with her via text. The negative association with her experience on the film reportedly inspired her to turn away from acting. What do you think of Britney's original audition tape for The Notebook? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Lavender Alexandria

Lavender Alexandria is a music and culture journalist based in Los Angeles, California. She’s covered dozens of musical genres and styles from the most mainstream to the most experimental and underground on her blog and accompanying YouTube channel that looks at music, pop culture, and Billboard charts since 2017: Lav’s Music Corner. Lavender has produced editorial and listicle content both in written and video form over the past far years and has also interviewed up-and-coming artists like Censored Dialogue. Her experiences covering culture have taken her from Hyperpop parties in LA to underground rap shows in Atlanta, to DIY punk shows in Charlotte. Lavender has also written for iHeartRadio, covering some of the biggest artists in Hip Hop such as Ice Spice, Drake, Doja Cat and Cardi B. She also has bylines with ScreenRant and continues to write for Ringtone magazine. Lavender is a lifelong Charlotte Hornets fan and her favorite rap artists include Clipping, Little Simz, Earl Sweatshirt, and Kendrick Lamar.