Friends forever? Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera have had their fair share of tension over the years, but the “Beautiful” singer hopes to bury the hatchet and move on.

After meeting as teenage cast members All new Mickey Mouse club in the early 1990s, Spears and Aguilera released their first singles in 1998 and 1999, respectively. As two of the biggest names in the early pop scene, the duo were constantly pitted against each other, especially after Aguilera’s release of “Dirrty” in 2002.

“It’s hard to hear yourself being called names,” Aguilera said. Cosmopolitan in September 2018. “I remember being hurt by those ads on MTV, putting Britney as a good girl and me as a bad girl. It’s like I have to be wise and innocent, it’s okay. But if I just have to be myself, I’m a problem.

All of these comparisons have created tension between the “Genie in a Bottle” singer and Spears, and both have taken shots at their rival in the press. “When someone’s been rude to you so many times, it’s like, ‘You know what, Christina, I’m really not about fake anymore,'” Spears said. Blender in 2004 about her relationship with the “Fighter” singer. Aguilera, meanwhile, described the crossroads star as “little lost girl” in her own interview with the outlet that year.

In the years since, however, pop stars have seemingly buried the hatchet. In January 2022, Aguilera revealed she “couldn’t be happier” that Spears’ 13-year conservatorship had come to an end, after a long, high-profile legal battle. “I would like [speak to Britney]I would always be open to that,” said the Burlesque the star said during an appearance on The Enrique Santos show. “It’s something I really want to be careful about because I never want to talk out of the blue about someone I have so much respect and admiration for. But, I’m so happy [for her].”

Spears hasn’t publicly responded to the singer’s “What A Girl Wants” offer, but she has previously accused the singer of not supporting her. “I love and adore everyone who has supported me… But refusing to speak when you know the truth, is tantamount to a lie!!!!!” the “Stronger” musician wrote on her Instagram story in November 2021.

Keep scrolling to learn more about Spears and Aguilera’s ups and downs over the years.