Britney Spears Speaks About Her Hurricane Katrina Experience  2/28/06

ON THE NEXT "ACCESS HOLLYWOOD:" BRITNEY SPEARS GOES HOME TO LOUISIANA AND TALKS TO MARIA MENOUNOS ABOUT HER HURRICANE KATRINA EXPERIENCE, "WILL & GRACE" GUEST APPEARANCE AND HOW SHE'S LOSING THE BABY WEIGHT

Spears: "...All Of A Sudden I Didn't Hear From My Mom For Like A Week...And Then Just All The Phone Services Were Down And You Couldn't Get In Touch With Anybody..."

BURBANK, Calif. - February 28, 2006- In an interview with "Access Hollywood's" Maria Menounos in New Orleans, Britney Spears talks about her personal Hurricane Katrina experience, her "Will & Grace" guest appearance and reveals how she's losing the baby weight. The interview airs tonight, Tuesday, February 28, 2006 and Wednesday, March 1, 2006 (Log on to AccessHollywood.com to check local time and station).

When the pop princess returned home to Louisiana for Mardi Gras festivities and to give back to the still-recovering New Orleans, she talked to "Access Hollywood" about her personal Hurricane Katrina experience. "Well, we didn't know the extent of it because they had a warning for two days...Then, all of a sudden I didn't hear from my mom for like a week...and then just all the phone services were down and you couldn't get in touch with anybody..."

On a lighter subject, Spears talked about her "Will & Grace" guest appearance and said, "the cast is absolutely hilarious and they were so welcoming...I've loved that show forever and I've seen people go on the show, so when they asked me it was an honor." Spears revealed Sean Hayes as her favorite cast member saying that he is "hilarious." "Everything he does and says ...It's just so funny...I like him. He's very cute." When asked about doing additional episodes with the show, Spears said, "I don't know. It would be cool, but we'll see."

Spears also added some tips that have been helping her drop her baby weight, "I do yoga sometimes. It's hard to get into, but I do it like three days a week...for the most part I eat ok and I take naps. I kind of take care of myself."

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Source: Access Hollywood Press Release