A Nerdy Britney Goes Shopping

Britney Spears seems to be rather fond of her over-sized glasses, and is wearing them at every opportunity.

She took to the stage wearing the metal frames in Australia and also has a pair of huge black glasses.

It does not seem to matter to the singer that they make her look like Brains from Thunderbirds.

The nerdy character, who is a scientific genius, wore large horn-rimmed blue glasses as he invented spaceships, robots and computer software.

Britney might not be up to such technical expertise right now. She is enjoying relaxation time after her Circus tour finished at the end of last month.

That might account for the trilby on her head and relaxed checked shirt she wore with skinny jeans as she visited a convenience store in Los Angeles.

The star has had an up and down week after Pink criticised her for miming during her tour.

Pink said that she would never attend a Britney show because she was brought up to appreciate live music.

'I'm not taking anything away from Britney because I really like her a lot, but I would never go to a show where the person was lip-synching,' she told Women's Health.

'When you grow up listening to Janis Joplin, you're not going to want to see somebody mime.

'I swear to God, I've stuck up for Britney since the beginning,' she added.

But Britney has also been nominated as a 'woman of the year' by MTV for her tour, slapping restraining orders on her former self-proclaimed manager, paparazzo ex-boyfriend and attorney, and making peace with ex-husband Kevin Federline.

She was also 'awarded' a gong by celebrity blogger Perez Hilton this week, for 'Most Improved' star.