Britney’s really not that innocent after all. In an
interview with People magazine, Spears changed her tune about smoking,
drinking and sex, and tried to portray herself in what she thinks is a more
mature, realistic—and mistake-laden—light.
“I drink,” she says. “Smoking, drinking, sex — why is it such a big deal with
me? As you get to 20, you grow up, you experiment.”
Perhaps it’s a big deal because, throughout her four years of provocative
performances, she’s emphatically maintained her innocence — and virginity.
“I never wanted to hide who I was, but until about a year ago I was trying
to fit an image and trying to be someone I wasn’t,” she says.
The image Spears says she’s more comfortable with is one of a normal
20-year-old.
“If I mess up, I’m human,” she says. “If I have a drink or I’m with
someone, I’m human. I’m not different than anyone else my age.”
Spears says she’s been enjoying herself since her tour ended last month
with a Mexico City meltdown — she reportedly ended her final stage show there
after only five songs, and was less-than-nice to paparazzi.
“I need this break to rejuvenate spiritually and to just play,” she says.
Does that mean part church going, part partying?
One thing she apparently won’t be doing is smoking. She explained away a
recent photo taken of her with a cigarette, saying she was holding it for a
girlfriend.
Plans for after her six-month break may include work on a NASCAR movie, as
yet untitled, in which she would star as the daughter of a NASCAR team owner
who inspires a former driver to return to the track. Production is
tentatively scheduled to start in early 2003 or 2004.
The NASCAR-sanctioned film would be the first for Spears’ self-titled
production company.
But her break may end sooner, as she tells People she’s reading a script
for a romantic comedy that may begin filming in October.
