DHAKA: Britney Spears was a ‘second mom’ to her younger sister. 

The ‘Toxic’ hitmaker is nine years older than her sibling Jamie Lynn and they believe having such a large age gap meant there was never any rivalry between them growing up.

Jamie Lynn said, ‘There’s such a big age difference between me and my sister that I think (she) almost was like a second mom’.

‘She’s so supportive and she’s so encouraging of me and she’s like my biggest fan... She’s always had my back.’

The former Nickelodeon star has a ‘special’ bond with her older sister and has always been inspired by her dedication to her career, which began when Britney was just 11 years old.

Jamie Lynn told ‘Access Hollywood’, ‘For me and my sister the relationship (has) always been a really special one’.

‘I’m proud of my sister. She went after her dream from a small town and she’s still doing what she loves, so there’s something to be said about that and something to be really proud of.’

‘So I definitely look at that as, you know, it gives me motivation and really inspires me to keep going.’

Jamie Lynn, who has a five-year-old daughter, Maddie, from a previous relationship, married boyfriend Jamie Watson earlier this year and she found working on her new record ‘Journey’ at the same time as planning a wedding quite challenging.

BDST: 1840 HRS, JUNE 10, 2014