With all of the uncertainties currently facing the world today, thankfully one constant we still have is our queen and savior Britney Spears. Through the coronavirus pandemic quarantine, Spears—like so many of us—has been biding her time by sharing selfies, inspirational messages of solidarity, and workout videos on Instagram. (She also says she’s lost weight from missing her boyfriend, who is not currently able to self-isolate with her.)
Bless her whole heart.
However, on Wednesday, Spears shared a different post entirely.
“Hi guys, I’m in my gym right now, I haven’t been in here for like six months because I burnt my gym down, unfortunately,” Spears says, matter-of-factly, at the beginning of the two-minute-long video. “Um, I had two candles, and—yeah, one thing led to another, and I burnt it down.”
“So, I’m in here and I only have two pieces of equipment left,” she continued. “And I’m gonna show you guys what I do during this time!”
As promised, the rest of the video consisted of Spears working out with dumbbells, before moving on to some bodyweight core exercises out on her balcony. But wait—did we just gloss over the fact that Britney Spears burned her damn gym down??
Despite her easy-breezy admission, others certainly did not let her whole “gym-burning down” portion of her video escape them, and it didn’t take long before Twitter and Instagram responded with jokes and memes.
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Britney leaving the gym pic.twitter.com/61qDeuwYsp
— Joe (@JoePassmore) April 29, 2020
Britney Spears burning down her home gym because she forgot she had two candles lit (probably from TJ Maxx) is absolutely my favorite news story of 2020 pic.twitter.com/FX0M0HQ3Ct
— Sam Stryker (@sbstryker) April 29, 2020
The candles that burned Britney’s home gym down were 100% purchased at TJ Maxx
— Sam Stryker (@sbstryker) April 30, 2020
Beyoncé: here is a new remix!
Nicki Minaj: here is a new remix!
Britney Spears: I burned my gym down!— ‘ (@datinnocent_) April 30, 2020
britney at her gym pic.twitter.com/HmJGrhs2YZ
— Fan Account (@outtathispussy) April 29, 2020
Britney Spears after accidentally burning down her home gym pic.twitter.com/Q05H4SwIyZ
— Jon (@prasejeebus) April 30, 2020
Offering “Britney burns down her gym” as today’s disassociation portal. pic.twitter.com/LMUJ807rTd
— Dave Mizzoni (@davemizzoni) April 29, 2020
Britney had to burn her home gym down. There was no other option. Will not accept any other explanation at this time.
— Carey O’Donnell (@ecareyo) April 30, 2020
leave Britney’s gym alone
— Nic Nemeth (@HEELZiggler) April 30, 2020
Britney after seeing that her Peach Bellini three-wick burned down her $500,000 home gym pic.twitter.com/nvBdTRlxRP
— Sam (citation needed) (@samcorb) April 29, 2020
Britney Spears casually mentioning that she burnt her gym down because she “had two candles and one thing led to another” is my 2020 mood. pic.twitter.com/rsBjkvDSzl
— Marie Connor (@thistallawkgirl) April 30, 2020
Honestly though—jokes and chicken-fried gym aside, whatever Britney is doing seems to be paying off because the girl looks good! Go on wit ya bad self, Bert.