Troubled singer Britney Spears has spoken for the first time of her surprise when she found out her younger sister was pregnant, insisting the news was "mind-boggling."
In her first interview in two years, the pop star has told of her delight at becoming an aunt, and also of her shock when she discovered that her 16-year-old sister was having a baby.
Jamie Lynn Spears gave birth to her first daughter, Maddie, with her boyfriend Casey Aldridge in June.
And her older sibling -- who lost custody of her own two sons in 2007 -- was overjoyed to welcome the new baby into the family.
She tells OK! magazine, "That was special, but it was also strange because she's always been the baby.
"And now the baby was having a baby. ... I was shocked a little bit. It was mind-boggling.
And Spears believes her sister's tot will bring her family closer together: "I'm sure the boys will be like big brothers to Maddie."
Spears also says she plans to steer her two sons away from a career in showbiz, because she wants them to have the "normal childhood" she missed out on.
The singer was thrust into the limelight at the age of 10, when she appeared on "Star Search" and then landed a role in the "Mickey Mouse Club." Her early start in fame has been blamed for her recent troubles, including the meltdown that lost her custody of Sean Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 1.
Spears is determined the pair won't be pushed into showbiz.
She tells OK!, "If they want to do it, and they are talented enough, I would support them. But they'd have to express an interest on their own.
"I'd rather they didn't (pursue it) but I'd love them unconditionally if they wanted to. I'd just as soon they have a more normal childhood."
Meanwhile Spears is still hard at work on her next comeback record, calling it her "best work ever."
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