BRITNEY Spears took her cue from mentor Madonna last night – and by the looks of it pinched most of her wardrobe too.
The pop princess looked the spitting image of Madge as she took to the stage for knockout version of her new single Womanizer
Spears dressed in a top hat, black biker boots and two piece see-through costume which were identical to the outfit worn by 50-year-old Madonna on her current Sticky & Sweet tour.
Madonna and Spears are good friends and earlier this month the veteran singer apparently advised the younger singer against getting married again in the light of the breakdown of her own relationship to British director Guy Ritchie.
In the past Spears collaborated with Madonna on her hit Me Against the Music and the pair famously shared an on stage kiss in 2003 at the MTV Video Music Awards.
Britney, who is scheduled to touch down in the UK tonight for a whistle stop visit to London, including a performance on tomorrow night’s X Factor, donned her Madonna inspired outfit at the Bambi Awards in Germany last night.
After her appearance on The X Factor Spears is due to jet back to New York for a lavish party to celebrate her 27th birthday and which is rumoured to be themed around the circus - in reference to the name of her album which comes out on the same day."
At the German award ceremony Spears made her first solo live appearance since her memorably disastrous "Gimme More" comeback attempt at the MTV Video Music Awards last year.
Her performance there was panned by critics who slammed her singing, dancing, costume choice and weight.
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