Britney Spears reveals her unsightly 'elephant legs'

Britney Spears has served up a fresh reminder her perfectly perky pop star veneer is history.

The troubled star revealed her bulky cellulite-riddled legs as she stepped out in hot pink cut-off shorts for an outing in LA yesterday.

She reportedly visited a liposuction specialist last year in an effort to banish the dreaded dimples on her thighs, but yesterday it was startling obvious it had little effect.

Britney, who was joined by her mother Lynne, also unwisely abandoned her bra for the day, despite clearly needing the support.

Meanwhile, the 26-year-old has been ordered to pay ex-husband Kevin Federline $US375,000 to cover his legal fees in their ongoing child-custody dispute.

Federline's lead attorney Mark Vincent Kaplan was asking for nearly a half-million dollars.

Commissioner Scott Gordon issued the order Monday in response to arguments presented last week.

Britney's attorney Stacy Phillips argues that Kaplan was overbilling and that Federline can pay his own legal bills, but Gordon says that the star's actions led to a great majority of the litigation and delays in the case.

Federline has full custody of the two little boys Sean Preston, two, and Jayden James, 17 months.

Britney spent time with the children over the weekend, under the watchful eye of her father.

The singer was also seen meeting film star Mel Gibson for dinner at the Romanov restaurant in Studio City, Los Angeles on Saturday.