Pop princess Britney Spears to welcome 2010 in Kerala

Spicezee Bureau

Mumbai: Britney Spears is going to spend the last two days of the year 2009 on a luxury houseboat in the backwaters of Kerala and every arrangement is being made for the pop sensation’s stay there to welcome 2010 in Gods Own Country.Her plan as of now is to spend a day and two nights on a specially equipped houseboat that will float on the placid waters of Kumarakom. ‘‘She likes India, and Kerala is a new-found love for her. She will be accompanied by a friend. She will ring in the New Year while on the cruise,’’ said a source who is aware of the preparations. Britney’s trip organiser, a leisure water tourism player based in Allapuzha, has been asked to keep mum about her Kerala tour. ‘‘She is very particular about privacy during her holidays. She wants no media, no public glare. She wants to be with herself in a serene, romantic environment,’’ said the source. Her list of schedule includes a shooting programme for her new album at various locations in Kerala. The props for her album production include Kathakali dancers and a herd of temple elephants. US-born Britney is a songwriter, producer, dancer, actress and an entertainer. She has sold around 100 million records of her albums across the world so far. Britney was ranked the 13th most powerful celebrity and second highest earning young musician of 2009 by Forbes. She has reported earnings of over USD 35 million dollars in the year.