Her favorite fashion moment: “I went to the Grammys in 2002, and I had really curly, curly hair. I had a red dress on. It wasn’t short and saucy; it was a long red dress. That dress was fun.”
Her biggest fashion faux pas: “10 years ago at the Billboard awards, I wore this orange hat and orange bra and orange booty pants and purple fishnets. Oh, and I had an orange jacket on.”
On whether or not wild animals like snakes will be a part of her summer tour stage set: “I love to dance, so it’s very exciting. The tour rehearsals have been going really well. I think it will be my best show yet … Hopefully, I won’t be in the wilderness onstage.”
Songs that make her dance right now: “I love ‘S&M’ and ‘Only Girl’ by Rihanna; that’s why I jumped on the ‘S&M’ remix. She’s really cool. I like her a lot.”
On Bieber fever: “I think he’s adorable. I just saw his movie, and I really didn’t realize how big he was. He’s enormous; he’s just Mr. Man. A lot of the movie is really similar to what I did when I was starting out. I did a promo tour for a year, going into radio stations and all that. It was so cool to see our similarities.”
On what she learned from Madonna, whom she smooched on the MTV Awards eight years ago: “I actually saw her a couple of weeks ago at a party. I guess she’s really taught me to stay true to myself. That seems like a simple thing to say, but she taught me through action, not just by saying it. There are so many people around you that have opinions, but you just have to listen to your instincts.”
On what type of ‘American Idol’ judge she’d be if given the opp: “I wouldn’t be a tough judge, though.”
On Lady Gaga: “She’s unique and extremely talented. I love her spin on everything.”
On how being a mom has affected her career: “I think things through a little bit more, and I worry a lot. I’m more straightforward, and I speak up more than I did before. When I was younger, I wouldn’t speak up as much, but now that I’m a mom, things have changed.”
If Sean Preston and Jayden James want to perform: “If they have a love and passion for the arts and that’s what they want to do, then so be it. They are both little actors and so charismatic, I wouldn’t be surprised at all.”
Britney Spears’ perfect day: “Getting up with coffee — two cups of coffee. Having a good workout, taking a swim, my boys being there and just having a good day at the pool — we have a theme-park slide. We’d have snow cones, then I’d go to the movies and spend time with my boyfriend. Maybe a Femme Fatale moment [laughs].”
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