Sam Asghari has nothing but respect for his ex-wife, Britney Spears.

During an exclusive chat on SiriusXM’s Page Six Radio, the Iranian-American model recognized the singer as the “Princess of Pop” — three years after filing for divorce.

Asghari, 32, told co-hosts Danny Murphy and Evan Real that he “didn’t really know” Spears’ music before meeting the pop star, 44, in 2016.

“The second that I realized what these songs meant, and why people resonated with [them] and why they were icons — like Michael Jackson, Madonna and her: the King of Pop, the Queen of Pop and the Princess of Pop — then I understood,” he explained, “and it made me appreciate…

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