Britney touched by walk of fame star

Pop star Britney Spears has joined showbusiness greats with her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

“I’m seriously speechless right now,” Spears told 2,000 screaming fans. “This is something that I’ve dreamt about since I was a little girl. I can’t believe I’m actually here with all of you amazing fans.”

The event took place one day after her corset-jiggling appearance on the American Music Awards and a day before her latest album, In the Zone, was set to arrive in stores.

She arrived at the ceremony in jeans, a pink shirt and a furry pink jacket, and immediately began signing posters and magazines for admirers.

One young woman, perched on a friend’s shoulders, leaned over a barricade and begged Spears to touch her hand – then exploded in tears when the singer complied.

At 21, Spears tied with former Little House on the Prairie actress Melissa Gilbert for being the youngest person to accept a Walk of Fame star. Gilbert, now 39 and president of the Screen Actors Guild, received her honour in 1985.

Spears made funny faces at friends and giggled as Johnny Grant, the Walk of Fame master of ceremonies and chairman of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, introduced her by reading the names of her singles and albums.

The performer has gone from posing as a schoolgirl to sing Baby, One More Time and saying sex should be saved for marriage to recording I’m a Slave 4 U, kissing Madonna during the MTV Video Music Awards and posing nearly nude for magazine covers.

Her latest album, aimed at crafting an edgier image, includes moaning and heavy breathing on tracks such as Breathe on Me and Touch of My Hand.