Britney Spears has opened up about her childhood and admitted to feeling like an "ugly duckling" in her younger years.
The pop icon, 38, shared a selfie snap with her 24.3 million Instagram followers in which she candidly reflected on her life before fame.
Showing off her newly-cut fringe, Britney felt the need to explain the story behind why not having one was a big deal to her in the past.
She penned: "I know I need bangs!!!!! Who would have thought bangs could make you look waaaaay younger ?!?!
"I stopped having bangs in the 3rd grade and I remember like it was yesterday .... it was such a big deal to expose my forehead …. only pretty people in the south could do that and I never felt pretty enough to pull it off."
She added: "All the beauty pageant girls did it but I never felt beauty pageants were my thing … I had bad teeth and felt like an ugly duckling."
In the rare candid caption, Britney also opened up about the time she met with a modelling agency, but recalls the time with regret as she said she "wasn't pretty enough".
She continued: "I met with a modeling agency but I wasn’t pretty enough so I went home and said, 'maybe I can be like the older girls and show my forehead' !!!! I did and it looked sooooo bad but I thought I was gorgeous !!!!
"I think I knew it didn’t look good but I did it because I thought it made me cool .... and I’ve pretty much had it like that ever since !!!!
"People choose different ways to protect themselves …. when I pull my bangs in front of my head I feel like I’m protected ... almost like I’m in 3rd grade again."
Her Instagram post comes as she pop star recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of her hit album Oops I Did It Again.
The iconic record was released in 2000 as a follow-up to her debut breakthrough album, 1999's ... Baby One More Time.
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