Lonely: Britney Spears pines for her young sonsThe troubled pop star had spent a brief two days with her boys over Christmas before dropping them off with the former dancer.
The Toxic singer was showing off a rock chick-inspired peacock hairstyle as she ordered a meal from Thai restaurant Melanee Thai in Hollywood last night.
The strain of her acrimonious break-up and custody battle was showing when she first left the children and headed to a Starbucks coffee shop with a friend.
Perhaps it was a Christmas jumper, but Britney's choice of horizontal striped cardigan did little for her.
Teamed with a large fedora hat and oversized sunglasses, the pop star for once looked as if she wanted to hide from the cameras.
Paparazzi ready: Britney waves to photographers as she leaves the restaurantIt is more usual to see Britney baring as much flesh as possible as she has shown in a series of revealing outfits in which she has partied non-stop.
But Britney has recently discovered her 16-year-old sister Jamie-Lynn is pregnant and has vowed to support her.
Britney Spears looked sad and covered up after returning her sons to their father - she headed straight to Starbucks with a friend afterwards
Britney has strict visiting regulations over when she can see her sons and is often accompanied by a court appointed parenting monitor, pictured here in OctoberBritney has appeared to be struggling with parenthood - she currently has three weekly visits with her sons, including one overnight stay, all supervised by a court-appointed parenting monitor.
Britney wore a stripey Christmas cardie, fedora hat and glasses as she walked along looking sad and crossing her arms in a defensive pose
Happier times: Britney and Kevin Federline before their acrimonious split and subsequent custody battle which left Britney having her boys for just two days over ChristmasTAGS:Britney Spears, Kevin Federline, Britney Spears
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