Lynne Spears biography
Date of birth : -
Date of death : -
Birthplace : McComb, Mississippi, U.S.
Nationality : American
Category : Arts and Entertainment
Last modified : 2011-09-09
Credited as : author, mother of Britney Spears,
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Spears was born in McComb, Mississippi. Her mother, Lilian Irene Portell (1924-?), was a native of Hendon, London. Her father, Barney O'Field Bridges (1919-1978), was an American G.I.. In 1945, the couple married in Hendon. Her maternal great-grandfather, Edward Portelli, was Maltese and emigrated to England, where he married Alice Taylor. Spears has an older brother, Barry "Sonny" Bridges (born 1951), and had an older sister, Sandra Bridges Covington (1947-2007), who died of ovarian cancer.
In 1975, she married James "Jamie" Spears (born 1952). They were divorced by 2002 and reconciled in 2010. Jamie and Lynne Spears have three children: son Bryan James (born 1977) and daughters Britney Jean (born 1981) and Jamie Lynn Marie (born 1991). They also have three grandchildren: grandsons Sean Preston Federline (born 2005) and Jayden James Federline (born 2006) from Britney and granddaughter Maddie Briann Aldridge (born 2008) from Jamie Lynn.
Lynne Spears and daughter Britney reconciled after a well publicized, strained relationship. According to People Magazine, Britney Spears needed the support of her mother after losing custody of her two kids. The fallout was reportedly caused by a letter from Britney Spears, which requested her mother stay away from Britney's children.
