Star admits she was 'so sad for so long'
Britney Spears has spoken out about her determination to prove her naysayers wrong.
The former teen idol has fallen spectacularly from grace in recent years, following a divorce, alleged drug abuse, hospital dashes and custody battles for her two sons. But now, in the midst of a world tour, the 27-year-old insists that she's turned a corner.
Brit told Hello! magazine: "A lot of people thought maybe I wouldn't make it.
"People thought I was finished, didn't they? I guess for a while last year it looked that way. [There's] nothing I can do about the past, I guess. But I'm hoping to prove them wrong now. And I have really put everything I have into this new show."
She continued: "I'm happy. Truly, I feel like the girl who has it all. I have my family, my boys, my friends, my fans, this show.
"But more importantly, I'm not sad anymore. I was just so sad for so long, but not anymore. And you know what? That feels really, really good."
Britney's Circus tour comes to the UK next month, starting in London on 3 June.
Britney Spears has spoken out about her determination to prove her naysayers wrong.
The former teen idol has fallen spectacularly from grace in recent years, following a divorce, alleged drug abuse, hospital dashes and custody battles for her two sons. But now, in the midst of a world tour, the 27-year-old insists that she's turned a corner.
Brit told Hello! magazine: "A lot of people thought maybe I wouldn't make it.
"People thought I was finished, didn't they? I guess for a while last year it looked that way. [There's] nothing I can do about the past, I guess. But I'm hoping to prove them wrong now. And I have really put everything I have into this new show."
She continued: "I'm happy. Truly, I feel like the girl who has it all. I have my family, my boys, my friends, my fans, this show.
"But more importantly, I'm not sad anymore. I was just so sad for so long, but not anymore. And you know what? That feels really, really good."
Britney's Circus tour comes to the UK next month, starting in London on 3 June.
Coma girl sings Abba hit
A toddler who was gravely ill shocked her family when she woke from a coma singing Abba song Mamma Mia.
Layla Towsey's family were told to say goodbye to her after she was struck down with meningitis and suffered a heart attack.
Mum Katy Towsey, 23, told the Daily Mirror: "We'd been preparing ourselves for bad news as the life support machine was keeping her alive.
"Even when doctors took her off life support and reduced the drugs she was on, we didn't know how badly disabled she would be.
"But on the Sunday morning I could hear her singing Mamma Mia! quietly. I couldn't believe it. I knew immediately she was going to be OK."
Story filed: 10:54 Tuesday 26th May 2009 -->
