Britney Spears opens up about painful fireplace accident: "It fizzled all my hair"

Los Angeles, California - Pop star Britney Spears recently opened up about a terrifying fireplace accident that left her with severe burns and hair loss six months ago.

Britney Spears retold the scary moment her hair burned off when she turned her fireplace on!
Britney Spears retold the scary moment her hair burned off when she turned her fireplace on!  © Collage: IMAGO / Michael Eichhammer & Screenshot/Instagram/@britneyspears

On Monday, the 42-year-old shared the harrowing tale in a social media video.

"I was in my room, and I turned the fire on, and all of a sudden, it blew up in my face," Britney said – adopting a British accent as she told the story.

She continued, "The times it's done it before, I quit so I always get my security to come in and light it for me because I was scared it was going to blow up."

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Despite taking caution in the past, she decided to take the risk, which led to flames erupting in her face.

Unfortunately, this caused significant damage to her eyebrows, eyelashes, and even her hair.

"It fizzled all my hair," she revealed, pointing out the short baby hairs that currently frame her face.

Britney describes how she dealt with the immense pain

Britney Spears revealed she had to take three Tylenol to deal with the severe burns she received from her fireplace accident.
Britney Spears revealed she had to take three Tylenol to deal with the severe burns she received from her fireplace accident.  © Collage: Screenshot/Instagram/@britneyspears

The Everytime singer described the pain she felt as her face burned and the pain became too much to bear.

"I thought I'd have to go to the emergency room because my face was on fire," she said.

After hours of pain and discomfort, Britney was finally able to have some relief with the help of three Tylenol.

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"It was like a f**king Vicodin or something," she explained.

Luckily, the singer was able to recover, and reassured her fans that she's doing much better.

"It was really bad, but all is good now," she said. "It happens."

Cover photo: Collage: IMAGO / Michael Eichhammer & Screenshot/Instagram/@britneyspears

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