Britney Spears says it's "flattering" to be considered a sex symbol.

The 26-year-old singer - who is slowly getting her life back on track following her public breakdown earlier this year - finds it amusing when people tell her she's sexy.

She said: "It's very flattering that people think I am a sex symbol. I think you are sexier when you don't try and you are just yourself. It's kind of weird though, that people say that sometimes. I mean, a girl is lying if she says she doesn't like to feel sexy. We all like to feel sexy."

But Britney - who has two sons, three-year-old Sean Preston and two-year-old Jayden James, with ex-husband Kevin Federline - hates it when people try to say she is a role model because she has made too many errors of judgement over the years.

She added: "I make mistakes. If I do something wrong, I don't want teenagers to go out and do that as well. If you are a role model, that's what happens. I don't like the responsibility - I'm just human."

(China Daily/Agencies November 24, 2008)