Britney Spears is said to be in talks with fashion designer Christian Audigier to design a range of children’s tshirts.

The singer was spotted talking and laughing with Christian while shopping for birthday presents for sister Jamie Lynn Spears at Beverly Hills’ Ed Hardy boutique at the weekend - but his spokesperson Nicole Irving has revealed that there is more than just a casual friendship between the pair.

Irving told OK magazine: “Britney and Christian had long talked about collaborating on a clothing line together. But the timing was never right. Now it looks like it’s finally going to happen.”

A source close to the singer added that Britney hopes that the deal will show she is capable of handling responsibility again - and that might help her regain regular access to her sons Sean and Jayden: “She desperately loves [the boys], and her heart breaks that she can’t spend more time with them.”

“But she realizes that if she wants to have any hope of spending more time with her children, she’s going to have to impress the court with her progress.”

“She used to spend her days driving aimlessly through LA, going from gas stations to Rite Aid to Taco Bell. Now, with a schedule set by Jamie that includes getting up by 8am, there has been a noticeable difference in Britney’s attitude.”