Britney Spears’ meltdown which involved her shaving her own head was one of the most shocking moments of 2007, and the reason she did it has finally been revealed.

In new comments from the documentary Britney Spears: Breaking Point, a tattoo artist who saw Britney the night she shaved her head has revealed the heartbreaking reason the singer gave for chopping off her hair.

Tattoo artist Emily Wynne-Hughes, who Britney asked to ink a pair of lips and a cross on her on that infamous night, revealed what she told her.

‘[There was] an insane roaring sound outside. I wasn’t sure what was happening, if there was a riot outside and then the flashes came.

‘The door opened slowly and a hooded figure walked in the door. I noticed her hair was gone.

‘I remember asking her, “why did you shave your head?” And her answer was a bit weird.

‘It was, you know, “I just don’t want anybody, anybody touching my head. I don’t want anyone touching my hair. I’m sick of people touching my hair.”’

Britney had been a performer since she was a child, so it’s no wonder the endless hours in hair and make up took their toll on her.

The hairdresser whose salon she used to shave her head also revealed that Britney’s bodyguards let her down in her hour of need, allowing paparazzi to get those shocking photos of her.

Esther Tognozzi revealed: ‘She had two bodyguards, supposedly keeping an eye out to make sure the paparazzi were not getting any pictures and one of them kept opening the blinds.

‘I had blinds at the side of the salon back then. I had a sliding glass door and I kept saying: “There’s nobody over there, why do you keep opening up the blind?”.

‘Well, I found out days later why he was opening the blind because a photographer was hiding there to take pictures.’

The incident happened in front of over 70 photographers after Britney left rehab in Antigua and headed to ex-husband Kevin Federline’s house to see their children, which he refused.

Britney Spears: Breaking Point airs Sunday, 3 November at 9pm on Channel 5.

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