Lynne Spears, the mother of troubled pop star Britney Spears, has revealed that she was heartbroken watching television coverage of her daughter having a meltdown.

Thesun.co.uk reports that Britney did not have a good relationship with her mom at the time she had an emotional breakdown and had to be admitted to a hospital for psychiatric treatment.

Lynne said: "When I saw her in the ambulance, her beautiful brown eyes pained and haunted, something inside me broke. To see my child like this - at the lowest ebb of her life - almost killed me. I was overcome with a feeling of sadness and helplessness."

"It was so shocking, so disturbing to see that girl with such despondency in her eyes - it broke my heart in a million pieces," she added.