8 FEBRUARY 2002
Britney Spears comfortably shared sexy scenes with the leading man in her recent film debut, but she sings a different tune when it comes to watching boyfriend Justin Timberlake’s passionate clinch with a gorgeous model in his latest video, Gone. “You could have taken a knife and stabbed me. I was devastated,” revealed the singer after having viewed the clip.

The 20-year-old, who has a love scene with actor Anson Mount in the movie Crossroads understands it's all part of a day's work, but was still none too thrilled to watch her 'N Sync beau in the passionate embrace. “It’s really awkward seeing the person you love up there… kissing somebody,” says Britney. “I accept it because I know it’s part of what we do, but I can’t watch it.” When the video comes on, she says, “I just go in the bathroom and shut the door.”

Britney admits that Justin doesn’t have such a strong reaction to her own steamy scenes, such those she shares with a young French actor in her video Don’t Let Me Be The Last To Know. “I think he handles it better than me,” says the singer.

The pop diva recently told chat show host Oprah Winfrey that she’s not bothered by the throngs of girls who throw themselves at the boyfriend with whom she shared a first kiss at the tender age of 12. “We've both been doing this for so long,” says Britney. “And when we first started going out, that's how it was… I guess we’re just used to it.”