Britney Spears checks into rehab after ‘wake-up call’ DUI arrest

Britney Spears has checked into rehab after a ‘huge wake-up call’.

The singer, 44, has entered a substance abuse treatment facility just one month after she was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs.

An insider has now revealed to Metro that Britney will take ‘as long as she needs’ in treatment and checked herself into the facility voluntarily.

A source said: ‘Britney’s arrest was a huge wake-up call for her.

‘Her decision to get finally get help was her own choice and it’s incredibly brave that she’s taken the first steps towards a healthier future.

‘She’ll be there for as long as she needs and wants to leave feeling like she’s in a much better space both physically and mentally.’

A representative for Spears confirmed to Metro that she has voluntarily checked herself into a treatment facility.

The Oops!…I Did It Again singer reportedly ‘isn’t struggling with one substance in particular’, but is instead putting her mental and physical health first and taking time to focus on herself.

The pop icon is due in court on 4 May after being arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.

Spears was pulled over by police in Los Angeles after ‘driving erratically at high speeds’ on a motorway.

On the evening of March 4, she was arrested near her home in Thousand Oaks, just outside of Los Angeles after a police officer allegedly saw her swerving from lane to lane.

Although she wasn’t injured, police took her to hospital to take tests and determine her blood alcohol level and whether there were drugs in her system.

After being stopped, she then ‘showed signs of impairment’ and submitted to a series of field sobriety tests before briefly being taken to jail.

Soon after a representative for the singer said what unfolded was a ‘completely inexcusable unfortunate incident’.

‘Britney is going to take the right steps and comply with the law and hopefully this can be the first step in long overdue change that needs to occur in Britney’s life. Hopefully, she can get the help and support she needs during this difficult time,’ they said.

Referencing her sons and family, they added: ‘Her boys are going to be spending time with her. Her loved ones are going to come up with an overdue needed plan to set her up for success for wellbeing.’

She was then booked into a cell where she was described as ‘emotional and crying’, before being released three hours later.

If convicted, Britney would be facing her first DUI offence and be banned from driving.

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