adminShe is one of the biggest pop stars on the planet but Britney Spears suffers from social anxiety, intense shyness, nerves, self-flagellation and worry. In a revealing new E! documentary, “I Am Britney Jean”, the 32-year-old megastar opens up about the thundering disparity between her stage act and the real her.
“I have always been kind of shy, since I was a little girl. It’s who I am to be modest, so I really can’t help it,” said the “Gimme More” singer, while wringing her hands and fretfully staring at the ceiling, as she is prone to do when interviewed.
Known for her outlandish stage acts and erotic videos, the “Outrageous” singer said she has to step out of herself to play the role: “It’s almost like it’s my alter ego when I get on stage.
“I turn into this different person seriously. Bipolar disorder,” remarked the star, who famously shaved her head and crumbled under the pressure of fame in 2007.
The documentary, which aired on the E! channel in the US on Sunday, chronicled the Toxic star in the frantic four month preparation for her ambitious two-year Los Vegas residency at Planet Hollywood.
In video diary segments, Spears talks of her evolution from pageant child to superstar:
“When I first started out I didn’t care what anyone thought of me, I was just happy to be there, then I started to realise there are a lot of mean things out there on the Internet,” she said. Harking back to the height of her career and her subsequent collapse she said: “There was a time when I couldn’t leave the house without about 20 cars following me. It was a very difficult time for me. I felt really alienated. They (the paparazzi) kind of eased up after I didn’t come out of the house for like two years,”she quipped wryly.
“I’m not really made for this industry because I am so shy. It’s not something that I deal with so well,” mused the one-time “X Factor” judge, while simultaneously conceding that she “doesn’t know anything different” because she has been performing so long — Dailymail.
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