The troubled 26-year-old singer, who was recently photographed emerging from a recording studio with her manager Larry Rudolph, wants to concentrate on her acting career, but is reportedly being pushed to make a new record.

A source revealed: “Britney wants to focus on her TV and movie career right now. Jive Records and
Larry are having trouble getting her to record, so they forced her hand by releasing the photo of her and Larry and a statement saying she is working on a new album this summer.”

Earlier this week, Larry revealed Britney was busy recording her new album.

He revealed in a statement: “She is spending her summer in the recording studio, working on a brand new album. She’s working with a team of top-notch producers and songwriters, and we’re very excited about what she’s accomplished so far. No album release date has been confirmed yet.”

Earlier this year, Britney Spears received rave reviews for her two cameo appearances in US television show “How I Met Your Mother”, prompting speculation she may return to the role in future episodes.

The mother-of-two also enjoyed success with her 2002 movie “Crossroads” and was in negotiations to star as Daisy Duke in ‘The Dukes of Hazzard’. The role was eventually filled by Britney’s pop rival Jessica Simpson.

Britney’s last album “Blackout” was released in October 2007 and proved a hit with both critics and fans.

The Oscar-winning actress wisely refused to bow down to media pressure and shed her baby weight through crash dieting, over-exercising or surgery and instead lost the extra pounds the healthy way.

Stepping out for a shopping trip in Los Angeles on Friday with a family member, the 41-year-old’s flat stomach was unwittingly exposed to the pursuing paparazzi when a gust of wind blew open her cotton vest top.

Dressed for the hot summer day, Halle looked relaxed in oatmeal trousers, light vest top and cowboy hat.

As Halle picked up a few items from Beverly Hills and the Westfield Mall in Century City, no doubt her model partner Gabriel Aubry was at home looking after the baby.

In May, Halle was pictured showing her post-baby rounded stomach, prompting a positive response from most new mothers, who often fail to achieve their pre-baby figure in the record time demonstrated by many celebrity mums.

Last week, Nicole Kidman was photographed looking remarkably slender just 10 days after giving birth to baby Sunday Rose.

Since giving birth to her first child in March, Halle and model Gabriel, have kept a relatively low profile, focusing their attentions on parenting.

Nahla, who was born in a Los Angeles hospital, means ‘honey bee’ in Arabic.

After taking time off for parenthood, Halle is set to resume her film career later this year.

She is set to reunite with her Monster’s Ball (for which she won her 2002 Oscar) co-star Billy Bob Thornton in upcoming crime drama Tulia.

Speaking in May, Halle said she believed motherhood would transform her career.

She said: “I feel having a baby will open up a whole new world for me. I think I’ll actually find better roles, because I’ve gotten past being the ingenue and sex symbol.”

She added: “I’m definitely going to work less. I used to put so much pressure on myself to succeed that it often made me very unhappy in my personal life. I felt on the verge of burning out three or four years ago.”

Earlier this month, Halle beat Jennifer Lopez and Jessica Alba to be crowned Hottest New Mama in a poll by Parade magazine.

But the lack of length hasn’t hampered her diversity, with the young mother showing off a severe bob while on a film set - and then almost boyish curls while out with husband Tom Cruise.

The chop appears to have come just as American actress Eva Longoria cut her own hair in a style that was startlingly similar to both Katie and Posh - perhaps inspiring Katie’s choice in an effort to stay one step ahead in the hair-raising stakes.

The actress seemed to be demonstrating great bobs of the 20th century with her new do while filming on the set of her movie ‘Eli Stone’ in Hollywood this week: starting with a Cagney and Lacey 80s bob, then moving to the 1930s-style mop top and finishing with the sleek and severe do that recalled the 1970s.

When her famous husband conscientiously showed to pick her up on Thursday night, she stepped out with a mop top that was arguably more reminiscent of British tennis player Andy Murray than Victoria Beckham.

But, appearing on set again the next day, she took on a far more severe aura with a straight and short look.

WAG and Spice Girl Victoria was the first to lop of her signature hair extensions in August, 2006 for a cropped bob hairstyle, coining the phrase ‘pob’ - meaning ‘Posh bob’.

The 39-year-old actress is allegedly worried her younger boyfriend, John Mayer, 30, will leave her for a younger woman and so has been splashing out to maintain her looks and figure.

The astonishing sum reportedly includes £1,000 on a personal chef and £750 for one-on-one yoga sessions with Los Angeles’ top instructor, Mary Ingber.

A source revealed: “Jennifer doesn’t have time to prepare her own healthy meals, so she’s signed up with this organic, high-protein, low-fat meal delivery service.”

Jennifer Aniston has reportedly been shelling out on beauty treatments costing her hundreds of pounds a time.

The source dished: “Jennifer has been spending £750 a month on seaweed and oxygen facials. She claims they instantly erase lines, dark spots and puffiness.”

Amazingly, she doesn’t have a trace of cellulite. And now it seems she’s become more scrupulous about her thighs, having anti-cellulite spa sculpting treatments that cost about £500 a month. She’s also been spending around £350 on exfoliating body wraps.

The source added: “Jennifer Aniston invests up to £300 a month on maintaining her hair too.”

Britney Spears also agreed to pay Kevin Federline’s lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan, $250,000 in fees.

Britney Spears is currently allowed monitored visitations with her sons, Sean Preston and Jayden James, twice a week and an overnight once. The additional overnight will start by year-end and will be conditional to Britney Spears’ continued recovery.

The source revealed: “All Britney was seeking was a formalization of her increased visitation that she’s obtained over recent weeks, and the additional overnight. She won both of those requests.”

The outspoken star often uses his personal website to answer his critics, but has recently come under fire by fellow Internet blogger Marcus Troy who has accused him of employing a ghostwriter.

But the “Stronger” hitmaker has hit back by posting images of himself updating his own blog on the Internet.

He captioned the photograph with: “I don’t know who the hell this is… but I covered his name and face so he wouldn’t get the publicity he was obviously lookin’ for.”

The “Hannah Montana” singer/actress was enjoying a day out at a Californian funfair on Tuesday with her youngster sister Noah when she spotted some snappers taking her picture while she was riding a rollercoaster.

The 15-year-old teen sensation responded by pulling an angry face and raising two fingers to the camera.

The pictures are the latest blow to Miley Cyrus’ good girl image following a spate of photo scandals including her controversial Vanity Fair magazine shoot which saw her posing semi-naked wrapped in a satin sheet.

The former “O.C.” actress makes a deliberate effort not to be seen out and about in Tinseltown, because she doesn’t want to be known as a party girl.

She revealed: “I recommend taking Hollywood with a pinch of salt. I get to meet and work with a lot of interesting people and have opportunities to do quality work.

She continued: “I try to avoid getting too embedded in the ‘Hollywood’ lifestyle, I love to travel and I have my family and my life outside of work. Although Hollywood mainly offers me access to the industry, I also love the beach, boogie boarding and the weather.”

Mischa Barton, who is currently dating Rooney guitarist Taylor Locke, also revealed she would never date an actor, and prefers romancing men not involved in the movie industry.

She added: “I would rather date outside of the industry. I think actors are a special breed, it takes a specific personality to be an actor - there needs to be some kind of balance.”

The “No Doubt” singer, who is regarded as one of the world’s most stylish women, doesn’t care what people think of her outfits as long as her spouse is happy.

The singer, who is expecting her second child with the former Bush frontman, said: “Gavin doesn’t like certain colours. He really hates beige so I don’t wear anything beige. He would never ask me to take something off, but I definitely want him to think that I look cute. His opinions have definitely influenced my look over the years.”

Gwen Stefani recently admitted her passion for fashion is still as strong as ever, and she loves creating new garments for her label L.A.M.B.

She added: “I’m in love with my fashion label L.A.M.B. The reason I started my label was to have something creative in my life other than music. I have to pinch myself every day when I think how far things have come for me.”

The “Umbrella” singer has topped a new U.S. magazine poll aimed at naming the stars with the best hairstyles.

Rihanna beat Gwyneth Paltrow and Jennifer Aniston to top the In Touch Best Hair In Hollywood list.

The top five style queens are:

1. Rihanna
2. Gwyneth Paltrow
3. Jennifer Aniston
4. Vanessa Hudgens
5. Isla Fisher