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I remember a time not too long ago when Britney Spears was not allowed to do interviews on her own. Maybe “allowed” is the wrong word to use – it’s possible that Britney didn’t want to speak to journalists and her publicist did a work-around where “Britney” always answered questions via email. My theory was always that Britney wasn’t allowed to do interviews though – her management and her father didn’t want to put her in a situation that they couldn’t control what she said, so there was never a one-on-one with a reporter or interviewer. For years it was like that. But this year, there’s an all-new Britney. She’s been doing Carpool Karaokes, walking red carpets by herself, talking openly to journalists and more. Britney covers the October issue of Marie Claire UK, and I actually believe that she spoke to this interviewer.

Britney feels more comfortable these days: “I moved to Los Angeles when I was very young. I was so under scrutiny. If a hair was out of place, I’d be so anxious. I would get very anxious about so many things.”

Becoming a mom helped her worry less: “Becoming a mother and being with my boys [Jayden, 9, Sean Preston, 10] has made me so much more accepting of myself. I’m their mom, whatever. That has been a really big thing for me over these last few years.”

She recently had a bad date: “I had a really bad date. I mean, it was really bad. I’ve been single for ages and had a date with a guy I liked. I was getting anxious, worrying he wouldn’t like me. In the evening I got on the scales and I had lost six pounds… We went to the movies, but I could tell right away it wasn’t working. It was sort of awkward. So after the movie I came home and that was it. It just didn’t work […] He just wasn’t that into me. I liked him. He knew that. But he definitely didn’t feel the same. It happens to everybody. Being famous doesn’t make you any different.”

Jamie Lynn wants her to eat more: “She’s always trying to get me to eat. I never ate sushi until a year or so ago. I thought the idea of raw fish was horrible. Then we had a day in a hotel in Vegas and she ordered up every single bit of sushi they had and we sat there just eating everything. Now I’m hooked.”

[From Marie Claire UK]

It’s sort of a miracle, isn’t it? Five years ago, I didn’t think that Britney would be this functional and independent. I find her “bad date” story very telling though – all of her boyfriends in the past seven years or so have been daddy-approved, if not daddy-selected. Jamie Spears had to sign off on the boyfriends and he often chose them for Brit. But she hasn’t had an official daddy-approved boyfriend in a while. So she’s going out on dates with guys she really likes now… and it’s awkward. That doesn’t surprise me. She’ll get the hang of it though. Especially since I’m pretty sure Jamie has to approve if things get serious.

Photos courtesy of WENN, Marie Claire UK.
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