Britney walkout - News - Evening Standard
       

Britney walkout

The last time she performed in Britain, Britney Spears was a squeaky clean, self-confessed virgin.

How times have changed. Last night at Wembley Arena, the 22-year-old American pop star performed suggestive dance routines in skimpy clothing.

Her act was so raunchy that scores of parents who had taken their children to the concert left early.

Miss Spears kicked off the event in a skin-tight black PVC catsuit and spiky leather boots before launching into her recent number one hit, Toxic.

At one point she took to the stage in just a bra, knickers and suspenders.

And later she appeared to be naked in a bath while her dancers writhed on satin-sheeted beds nearby.

Sarah Scott, 39, a housewife from Essex who had taken along her tenyearold son Cameron, said: 'I'm very shocked.

'That is not what I was expecting at all. It's not at all appropriate for Britney's target audience, and it was completely wrong.'

Catherine Navin, a 39-year- old travel agent from Hertfordshire, who was there with son Jackson, eight, and daughter Shannon, ten, said: 'I felt a lot of it was over the top.

'At one point, when Britney appeared to be naked on stage, I told my children to shut their eyes and look away. I think they were embarrassed more than anything else.'

Amanda Gunn, 33, from Orpington, Kent, who was accompanied by her six-year-old daughter Megan, said: 'I had to put my hand over her eyes because I didn't want her to see what was going on.'

Mother- of-three Tina Foster, 32, from Brentwood, Essex, said: 'I asked the children if they wanted to leave early, and they said yes right away.

'They felt uncomfortable watching such raunchy scenes - and I felt uncomfortable as well.'

Comments

Don't Miss
Gala night for the Queen of arts - stars turn out in their hundreds to pay tribute

Happy & glorious

Stars turn out in their hundreds to pay tribute to Queen
Prints charming: patterned trousers for summer

Prints charming

Patterned trousers for summer
Promethipedia: the lowdown on Ridley Scott's new blockbuster Prometheus

Promethipedia

The lowdown on Ridley Scott's new blockbuster Prometheus
The Middletan: Kate Middleton has the most requested tan in London

The Middletan

Kate Middleton has the most requested tan in London
Amy Childs bares all like Britney

Dare to bare

Amy Childs vajazzles like Britney
Thais go Gaga: singer’s ‘fake rolex’ tweet sparks new tour row... but fans still mob her at airport

Thais go Gaga

Singer mobbed at airport
Trip the bright fantastic - in vertiginous neon

Fashion

Trip the bright fantastic - in vertiginous neon
Chelsea Champions League celebrations - in pictures

Victory parade

Chelsea Champions League celebrations
High-flying heroes

High flying heroes

David Oyelowo reveals all about new film Red Tails
The Twitter Diaries: Think Bridget Jones tries social networking

The Twitter Diaries

Think Bridget Jones tries social networking