Take That declare war on Britney Spears: "We don't see the point of her anymore"

Pop veterans Take That have slapped a custard pie straight in Britney Spears’ face.

Their albums – both called Circus – went head-to-head this week and so far Take That are making it look trap-easy.

The lads broke the record for first-day sales – shifting 133,000 copies – and are sitting pretty at No1 in the midweek charts.

Britney, meanwhile, is at No3 – and her disastrous X Factor mime act on Saturday would have done her few favours.

Gary Barlow and Howard Donald saw it, open-mouthed along with the rest of the nation, and have seized the chance to let her have both barrels.

Speaking at the international launch of their new album in Paris, Gary told us: “I don’t see the point of Britney anymore, she was rubbish on the show. I think she’s more famous than she deserves to be now.”

And that’s from one of pop’s nice guys...

The week before Britney’s “silent night”, Take That performed live on the X Factor and Gary went on: “Why come on a show like that and mime? I don’t like her new song either. Her old stuff was great but maybe she should have spent more time on this one.”

A bit catty, Gary!

“But I listen to more bands now anyway, like Kings of Leon and Coldplay,” sniffed Gary. “I don’t really listen to many pop acts.”

Swigging beer next to him, Howard was a tad gentler towards their chart rival.

He said: “The truth is all the contestants on X Factor are so talented and were able to sing and dance live, so why couldn’t Britney do it? It’s the whole point of the show and her miming looked stupid. It’s not that she can’t do it, Britney is really talented and can sing – I just don’t think she understood the show.

“I think probably she was made to do it as a promotional opportunity in England. Britney is unlikely to have had a lot of say in it. The contestants did a better job than her. I’m glad she’s back but X Factor wasn’t right for her.”

To show Britney how it’s done, the boys played a fantastic LIVE gig at Paris VIP Room on Monday night.

They invited us along to the circus-themed gig along with a select crowd of friends and fans. Then it was time to party. Mark Owen made a beeline for us – the honorary godmums of his new daughter Willow Rose.

We bet she’s in good voice... unlike Britney.


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