 Britney In Cannes | |
Pop princess Britney Spears said today she would dearly love to marry her teenage sweetheart but was too busy and confessed she found England soccer captain David Beckham cute.The 20-year-old American superstar said she had one regret, however -- ever talking about her virginity.
``I wish I'd never said anything about being a virgin now,'' Spears told a news conference to promote her new album and film. Asked the burning question, she said: ``that's private.''The famously virginal singer has been hounded by the ``has she, hasn't she'' question since she boasted of wanting to stay celibate until she marries, despite her raunchy image. The star, whose increasingly skimpy outfits have set many a pulse racing, said she planned to marry boy-band singer Justin Timberlake ``in the future'' but was too frantic on music and film projects to fit it in this year. Sparkling in a flesh-colored, sequined mini-dress, the golden girl who has caught the eye of a string of eligible men including Britain's Prince William, said she looked forward to meeting soccer hunk Beckham later this month to film a Pepsi commercial for the World Cup.
``I think he's cute,'' said Spears in her Louisiana drawl. ''I'm hoping he'll help me with the soccer moves for the commercial.''
Spears will have more than just Beckham to assist her during filming of the new soft drink commercial. They will be joined by other top world soccer players including Ronaldo, Rivaldo and Juan Sebastian Veron.Spears burst onto the music scene in 1999 in pigtails and a skimpy school uniform, winning fans over with her innocent sexiness, to go multi-platinum with her debut ``Baby One More Time'' and second album ``Oops! I Did It Again.''
Her latest album ``Britney'' has seen even skimpier outfits and raunchier dance moves, including writhing around with a snake on stage for her single ``I'm a Slave 4 U.'' Her overall album sales have hit a monster 45 million.The singer has now added acting to her talents, making her film debut in Crossroads, a movie about three friends on a road trip which sees Spears' character bed an ex-con. The film, which premieres in the United States next month, has been panned by some critics but Spears was not put off.
``I would love to do more films,'' said Spears, who also has a cameo role in the next Austin Powers movie. Asked if she aspired to winning an Oscar, she said: ``At some point in the future, it would be nice to have some kind of recognition for acting.''Despite her own acting career, Spears said she still gets upset seeing boyfriend Timberlake kiss other girls in videos for his teen band 'N Sync (news - web sites).
``It's not so much jealousy but the first time it happened, I ended up in the bathroom and I've decided not to watch that kind of thing now. Justin won't watch some of the sexier scenes in my film either,'' said Spears, who had fans climbing over her hotel wall in Cannes where she is performing at the NRJ music awards.Would she give up her career for a family?
``I would like to think I could do both. But if I had to chose, I would have a family,'' Spears said. | 
