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Britney Spears: Sam Asghari talks marriage and family plans with singer

Sam Asghari, fiancé of singer Britney Spears, has said marriage and plans to have children 'should have happened three years ago'.

In an interview with BBC Persian, conducted before Britney Spears' pregnancy announcement, the actor also reflected on the public support around the ending of Spears' conservatorship last year.

11 April 2022

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