Ian 'H' Watkins used to play cards with Britney Spears.

The Steps singer struck up a friendship with the Gimme More hitmaker when his group supported the pop megastar on her 1999 ...Baby One More Time US tour and as well as passing the time with simple games, "lovely" Britney was so down-to-earth, she happily carried her new pal's bags for him.

Speaking to BANG Showbiz at the 2025 Virgin Atlantic Attitude Awards, powered by Jaguar, in London on Wednesday (08.10.25), H said: "I spent a lot of time with Britney. She’s gorgeous, really lovely, I mean its been a while since I’ve seen her but we had some really great times with Britney, she’s such a fun girl.

"I used to travel a lot with her when we were on tour and we used to play cards, she used to meet me down at reception and she used to

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