Britney Spears’ Toxic revealed to have been written about Supervet Noel Fitzpatrick

The Supervet is to dating as chocolate is to dogs.

Britney Spears and Supervet fans have been reacting to the news that there’s a surprising connection between the two.

The princess of pop’s 2003 hit Toxic was actually written about Dr Noel Fitzpatrick.

Dr. Noel is the star of Channel 4’s Supervet, an insight into the highs and lows of working at a veterinary practice and has spoken previously about not having time for relationships due to a busy work schedule, but back in the 2000s he dated the song’s co-writer Cathy Dennis.

Pop trivia site Pop Bitch broke the news, writing:

“The man who inspired the Britney Spears track Toxic was someone that the song’s co-writer Cathy Dennis had been dating in the early 00s, who broke up with her in 2003: Noel Fitzpatrick”.

They added it’s unlikely that pop fans would have known who Noel was at the time of the song’s release, “unless you had a sick spaniel”.

shut. up.

calling in sick tomorrow so I can process this pic.twitter.com/MMtZHLmqic

— Sorcha Ní Nia (@Luiseach) June 15, 2023

Released in 2003 and still considered to be one of the great pop anthems of our time, Toxic derives from Britney’s fourth studio album In The Zone and was originally offered to Kylie Minogue who turned it down.

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