‘Clueless’ Britney Spears had no idea ex Kevin Federline was about to have a baby when they met

BRITNEY Spears had no idea her new boyfriend had a child and soon-to-be baby with his ex when they first met.

The 41-year-old singer had “no idea” about the situation between Kevin Federline, 45, and heavily pregnant Shar Jackson when they met in 2004.

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Despite the shock, she married Federline in September and had sons Sean Preston in 2005 and Jayden James in 2006.

Baby One More Time star Britney says she felt a connection with the former back-up dancer, who has a “bad boy image”.

In her new memoir, The Woman in Me, she says she finally found out about his past from a friend.

She wrote: “I was living in a bubble and didn’t have many good, close friends to confide in and get advice from.

“I had no idea until we’d been together for a while and someone said to me, ‘You know he’s having a new baby, right?’.”

“I didn’t believe it, but when I asked he told me it was true.

“He told me he saw her once a month.

“‘You have children?’ I said, “You have kids? Not just one kid, but two kids?”

“So I got a number done.”

In the book, out on Tuesday, Britney claims their relationship faltered when he became “fascinated by the fame and power” of being a celebrity.

She filed for divorce in late 2006 and claims her lawyer told her to act before Federline.

She writes: “I was persuaded that it would be better if I did it first so that I would not be humiliated.”