Britney Spears has a crush on Brad Pitt

The 'Piece of Me' hitmaker has joked she has always carried a torch for the 'By The Sea' star, who has Maddox, 14, Pax, 12, Shiloh, 10, Zahara, 11, and seven-year-old twins Vivienne and Knox with wife Angelina Jolie.

When asked who her celebrity crush is and why, she told E! News: "Brad Pitt because he's f***ing Brad Pitt."

Meanwhile, the 34-year-old singer previously revealed she "lost" her mind when she got a chance to meet "sexy" Brad.

She shared: "The most star-struck I was with was probably Brad Pitt. I saw him probably 10 years ago at the Teen Choice Awards. He had really long hair. I completely died. I ran! I was dressed in high heels (and I ran) towards him! Like an idiot, I ran to him and I was like, 'Oh my God, I'm the biggest fan.' I kind of lost my mind for a second. I was so uncool ... it was probably one of my most uncool moments ... But he is just so sexy. He was really nice but he'd probably dodge me, but I got a picture and an autograph ... I acted, like, four years old."

And Britney - who has sons Jayden, nine, and Sean, 10 - needn't not worry about embarrassing herself in front of Brad again as it was previously revealed she has a "swagger coach".

A source said: "Britney's been gradually getting better for years and being in Vegas is a big help for her state of mind. You can see the difference in how she was in those first shows in 2013 to now. But it's her new life coach - who she calls her 'swagger coach' - that's helping her take things to the next level."