It's sexual, it's sensual ... my new image is all woman
By MARTEL MAXWELL
THERE is one person who is particularly delighted with Britney Spears’s transformation from girl next door to sex siren – the singer herself.
Britney, who masterminded her own image change, said: “It’s sensual, it’s sexual.
“I’m not doing Baby One More Time and those massive hits any more.”
The 21-year-old star — pictured above at a New York fashion show on Wednesday — revealed her amazing new look last month in a sizzling photoshoot for the American magazine W.
Gone were the pigtails and prim schoolgirl style, replaced by heavy make-up, long blonde wig and raunchy outfits.
Her raunch factor was boosted even further when she snogged Madonna on stage at last month’s MTV Awards.
Then last week she completed her change by appearing topless on the cover of US magazine Rolling Stone.
The big switch has been a long time coming. Close friends say Britney has been determined to lose her sugary-sweet image and has done her best to to be seen behaving badly.
But the tactic has turned out to be a career gamble.
One friend said: “People were shocked when they saw pictures of Britney puffing on cigarettes and enjoying boozy nights out.
“But she knew there was only so long she could be the schoolgirl of pop.
“If she didn’t show people she was growing up she feared she’d just be another washed-up child star. She was on a mission to become this wild, dangerous young woman and didn’t think about the consequences for her career.
Raunchy ... Britney's new look
Picture: MATRIX
“Suddenly she was struggling to get a Top Ten hit and she was surrounded by bad Press.”
But Britney, who now has four tattoos, remained hell-bent on shedding her demure, Southern belle tag. She said: “Yes, I’ll go out and have a good time — why shouldn’t I? And just like anybody else my age I have woken up the next morning and said, ‘Whoo, that was a crazy night.’ ”
But things went further — with Britney even hinting she had dabbled with drugs.
She said: “Let’s just say you reach a stage in your life when you are curious.
“And I was curious at one point. But I’m way too focused to let anything stop me.
“Was it a mistake? Yes.”
Pals say the break-up of her parents’ marriage and her own failed relationship with Nsync singer Justin Timberlake led to Britney’s erratic behaviour.
She has said her four-year relationship with Justin ended because of their pressurised careers — despite rumours that he dumped her after she cheated on him.
Britney said: “I was completely heartbroken. It was like, ‘What do I do now?’ It was the hardest thing I’ve had to deal with.
“It took me months to get over it. I finally realised it was over when I’d hear him sing on the radio or hear people say his name and my heart wouldn’t start fluttering.
“Justin never proposed to me and I didn’t cheat on him.”
Madge-ic ... Britney and Madonna snog
And on her parents’ split she has said: “It’s sad but you can fall out of love. Trust me, I know, I’ve been there.
“It’s really weird how one minute you can be so in love with someone and then it’s gone, just like that.”
Britney also lost confidence after she was dropped as the face of Pepsi and found her singles struggling to make the Top Ten.
It followed her admission that she is not a virgin — a rumour she had played along with for years.
The Britney Roadshow was coming to an abrupt end — but only after a wonderful honeymoon.
At 15, Britney signed a record deal and the following year her worldwide hit Baby One More Time was released.
Since then she has become a household name, selling 37 million albums and earning £100million.
As with all pop divas, Britney’s success has been driven by her sheer determination.
She put on a butter-wouldn’t-melt face for fans, but behind the scenes she knew and got exactly what she wanted.
She has an entourage bigger than her old class at school, two mansions and a private jet.
While on tour, she fines local concert promoters the equivalent of £3,300 if any outside caller gets through to the private phone in her dressing room.
Sync-ing feeling ... with ex-lover Justin
She also insists on a large bowl of chocolate bars, a supply of tuna salads with Hellmann’s mayonnaise, Pop Tarts and Doritos crisps.
But it seems that Britney’s diva demands and single-mindedness have paid off, as she finally achieves the sex siren persona she craved for so long.
Her friend said: “It’s been a rocky road but, as always, Britney has got what she wants.
“Kissing Madonna and posing topless on a magazine cover were all part of her plan to be taken seriously as an adult.
“But she is very much aware that she still has to prove herself as a grown-up singer.”
The lyrics to Britney’s next single, Outrageous, are an obvious attempt to do just that.
She breathlessly urges: “Would you undo my zipper please?
“Oh it’s so hot and I need some air. Boy don’t stop ’cause I’m halfway there.”
Sounds like the girl really has grown into a woman.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,5-2003431920,00.html
It's sexual, it's sensual ... my new image is all woman 
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