Britney Spears has requested a stripper pole be installed in her hotel room.

The 'Toxic' singer - who is a huge fan of pole dancing as it helps maintain
her new slender figure - made the unusual request to staff at London's
Dorchester Hotel, where she will be staying when she performs at the city's
O2 arena in June as part of the UK leg of her 'Circus' tour.

A source said: "Britney loves pole dancing, it is her new favorite work
out. She gets the toning she needs without having to hit the gym and wants
to do it in the privacy of her own hotel room.

"Keeping fit on tour is very important as her show involves lots of rigorous
dance routines, so Britney likes to do her pole dancing workout first thing
in the morning."

The mother-of-two has also requested the hotel provide a chef from
restaurant chain Nando's to be on hand to cook her spicy chicken whenever
she feels like it.

Britney Spears kicked off her tour in New Orleans last night (03.03.09).

The troubled pop princess descended from the ceiling of the New Orleans
Arena dressed as a ringmaster to perform the title track of her album
‘Circus’.

The tour is Britney’s first run of arena shows in nearly five years and
featured jugglers, clowns, ninjas and aerial acrobats.

The 'Womanizer' singer has been spotted wearing a tourmaline band, which
claims to boost inner strength and provide a sense of stability.

The rock was given to her by the celebrity designer Dara Dubinet to help her
get back on track following her public breakdown last January.

Dara told Life and Style Weekly magazine: "I made the ring with Britney in
mind. When something is made with good intention, it carries that positive
energy to the person who ends up wearing it."

It was recently claimed Britney has lost confidence in her dancing ability
and has been missing rehearsals for her new world tour because she is too
embarrassed.

The 27-year-old star - who is preparing for her first arena tour in five
years - is said to be reluctant to dance in front of choreographer Wade
Robson, who she has worked with since 1999.

A source said: "She didn't want him to see that she's not as good as she
used to be."

Britney Spears reportedly snuck out of her home in disguise for a secret sex
session.

The 'Womanizer' singer apparently defied her father Jamie's ban on men to
enjoy the saucy rendezvous with a mystery friend - and even bragged of her
romp when she got home.

A source said: "She's been a prisoner in her own home and began to crave
affection and attention from someone other than her parents, which is only
natural.

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"She told her dad she got a ride with the person she'd arranged to meet and
gone to their house in Los Angeles for a few hours.

"She told him not to worry and that it was someone she'd known a long time
who was a good person and wouldn't hurt her."

However, Jamie - who is co-conservator of her estate following her public
meltdown last year - was apparently furious over the incident.

The source added to Britain's Now magazine: "Britney told him that she was a