Britney Spears yesterday again showed her strange love affair with Birmingham after she shared a sketch of the city’s famous shopping centre the Bullring with her fans.

The singer, 42, has not performed in Britain’s second city since 2018, yet she appeared to be inspired by some of its architecture in her drawings.

Britney loved the city so much that when she played in Blackpool – 125 miles up the M6 – the next day she shouted ‘How are you feeling Birming-ham? I mean BLACKPOOL!’ to the crowd after finishing a song.

Britney’s drawing yesterday recreated the Selfridges shopping centre, which is situated behind St Martin’s Church in Birmingham. She posted it on Instagram yesterday with the caption: ‘Just a pen and church!!!’

The Bullring’s official account reposted the photo, with the caption: ‘Sketch me baby one more time!’

Britney Spears baffled her followers on Wednesday by taking to Instagram to share a snap of her latest sketching efforts, which featured a famous shopping centre in Birmingham

Britney’s drawing recreated the Selfridges shopping centre, which is situated behind St Martin’s Church in the city

The sketch came as it appeared that Britney made a quick stop in the Midlands after revealing last week that she was planning to visit London.

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Britney Spears baffles fans by sharing a sketch of BIRMINGHAM

The …Baby One More Time singer last visited Birmingham on August 31, 2018, where she performed on tour after her four-year Las Vegas residency came to an end.

She seemed to love the city so much that when she played to a crowd in Blackpool Lancashire, the next day she asked them: ”How are you feeling Birming-ham? I mean BLACKPOOL!’

She was met with boos from the crowd following the awkward gaffe and she was widely mocked at the time, given that the Blackpool tower was in view.

The words ‘Blackpool tower’ were clearly illuminated underneath the famous landmark.

Twitter went wild following the slip-up as fans wrote: ‘Britney Spears shouting “what’s up Birmingham!” on stage when she was in Blackpool is the level of motivation I have in work today #BritneySpears #PieceOfMe.’

Britney Spears playing in Blackpool in September 2018, where she confused the town for Birmingham where she had performed the night before

Britney hasn’t performed in the Birmingham since 2018, yet appeared to be inspired by some of its architecture in her drawings

But Britney wasn’t the only one to slip-up that night – her warm-up act, Pitbull, thought he was in Liverpool in yet another blunder.

Britney had been linked to the city more than decade earlier when she started dating Birmingham local, paparazzo Adnan Ghalib in 2007.

The pop star shocked her fans and family when she began dating the photographer, despite the fact that he had long been on her tail hunting for the perfect photo.

And unbeknownst to Spears at the time, Adnan was married. The photographer had been wed to AzLynn Berry for five years when he began seeing Spears. They split up shortly after the alleged affair came to light.

Speaking with Us Weekly in January this year, AzLynn revealed she was ‘grateful’ Spears’ involvement with her husband ultimately led to the end of their marriage.

Britney Spears and then-boyfriend Adnan Ghalib head to Starbucks in Studio City, California in January 2008

Britney Spears and Adnan Ghalib head to the Rite Aid store in West Hollywood in January 2008

Originally from Afghanistan, Adnan moved with his family to London in 1977 as a five-year-old refugee and then to Birmingham.

Adnan’s home was a humble terraced house about five miles from the city centre.

He went to the Marlborough Infant School in Small Heath and then attended the nearby Sheldon Heath Comprehensive.

In his late teens, he made the journey south to London where he stayed for a few years before jetting out to America to see his sister Farah, who had moved out to California with her husband.

He later settled in California, where he managed a strip bar before branching out as a paparazzo.