Britney Spears goes into hiding with Adnan Ghalib who apparently is her only friend in the world.

She said of new love Ghalib, whose Brummie dad used to run a clothing business: “He’s my only friend in the world.”

Last night she was holed up with her with friends (if you can call them that) in a rented Hollywood mansion.

A source close to a long-time pal said: “Britney is on the edge. It’s worrying — and ironic — that the only person she feels she can turn to is a paparazzo.

“It’s like the lamb going to stay with the wolfpack. Britney knows Adnan because he has followed her relentlessly for months.

“Her family are astonished a photographer is the person Britney turns to when she needs to step out of the media storm. She seems to think he’s her only friend in the world.