Britney tucks into a cigarette as she contemplates her upcoming performance…

spears smoking

On Friday Britney Spears made a bit of an exciting announcement on Good Morning America. In a short video clip on the TV show the singer revealed that she’ll be travelling to San Francisco next month to tape a special performance of her new song which will then be played on the morning TV show. Yay!

She said:

“Good morning, America. I am excited to tell you on Tuesday morning, March 29, I will be performing for the first time ever in a special concert in San Francisco’s historic Castro District on ‘Good Morning America.’ “

Yes that all sounds lovely we’re sure, the only problem is though that Britney sounded as if she was suffering from a rather nasty bout of cold/flu during her special announcement clip and when we spotted her relaxing in her Beverly Hills yesterday we couldn’t but notice that she was chugging away on a nasty cigarette.

Probably not the best idea if you’re ill and are rehearsing to sing your first live gig in years. Oh but wait, we suppose that cold probably won’t get in the way of her miming skills will it?

By MRPAPARAZZI