Britney Spears felt like 'ugly duckling' in younger years as she reflects on childhood

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Britney Spears has opened up about her childhood and admitted to feeling like an "ugly duckling" in her younger years. The pop icon, 38, shared a selfie snap with her 24.3 million Instagram followers in which she candidly reflected on her life before fame.

Showing off her newly-cut fringe, Britney felt the need to explain the story behind why not having one was a big deal to her in the past.

She penned: "I know I need bangs!!!!! Who would have thought bangs could make you look waaaaay younger ?!?! "I stopped having bangs in the 3rd grade and I remember like it was yesterday ....

it was such a big deal to expose my forehead …. only pretty people in the south could do that and I never felt pretty enough to pull it off." She added: "All the