Gavin Rossdale Recollects Swimming With Former Neighbor Britney Spears

Stars, because it seems, should not identical to us. Especially in the event that they stay in Los Angeles amongst their fellow A-listers. Take Bush singer Gavin Rossdale, as an example. During a go to to Sirius XM’s Page Six radio this week, the 60-year-old rocker revisited a (swim) meet-cute story about Britney Spears again when the pop icon was his neighbor within the mid-2000s.

Co-host Evan Real famous that Spears, 44, had advised the story again in 2015 in an interview with an Australian outlet, recalling that she randomly advised an interviewer that she would like to work with Gwen Stefani sooner or later. Brit added that the No Doubt singer and solo star and then-husband Rossdale was her subsequent door neighbors, including, “‘I swam with her husband … so, that was really cool.’”

Real requested if the “Glycerine” singer knew what she was speaking about. “Of course, how could you forget that?” Rossdale stated of the dip with Spears. “We were neighbors and so she came around when the kids were small and she was a real character and I got on really well with her. She was lovely and she’s a great swimmer.”

Rossdale additionally famous that his now-teen kids with ex Stefani, Kingston, 19, Zuma, 17, and Apollo, 12, had been “too busy chatting with Britney” to play with Spears’ now-adult sons, Sean Preston, 20 and Jayden James, 19. According to Page Six‘s math, Rossdale and Spears had been probably neighbors round 2007, when the rocker and Stefani — who married in 2002 and cut up in 2016 — lived adjoining to the pop star in The Summit gated group in Beverly Hills.

In addition to splashing about, Spears has not been shy about fangirling over Rossdale’s band, posting one in every of her notorious dance movies in October 2021 during which she spun round to Bush’s signature 1996 Billboard Hot 100 No. 28 hit “Glycerine.”

“’Glycerine’ was my favorite song in high school … sounds like gasoline ⛽️ but you know ‘Glycerine!!!!,’” Spears wrote at the time. “A little secret for ya … @gwenstefani invited me over one day to swim 👙 at her house and me and Gavin from Bush swam together … literally the coolest moment of my life 🤩😂🤣 !!!!” Rossdale reposted the video and wrote, “@britneyspears i love you – best video – sweetest words🖤”

Bush kicked off their Land of Milk and Honey U.S. tour on Tuesday (April 7) and can play Washington, D.C.’s The Anthem tonight (April 9).

Check out Rossdale’s swim story beneath.