“ACCESS HOLLYWOOD’S” MARIA MENOUNOS TALKS TO KEVIN FEDERLINE ABOUT HIS BATTLE WITH DEPRESSION, WEIGHT GAIN AND RELATIONSHIP WITH BRITNEY SPEARS

January 28, 2010 by J!-ENT 

Federline On His Relationship With Spears: “It’s gotten so much better from where we were.”

BURBANK, Calif. – January 26, 2010- Kevin Federline opened up to “Access Hollywood’s” Maria Menounos about his battle with depression, weight gain and his relationship with ex-wife Britney Spears. The interview will air on “Access Hollywood” during February sweeps.

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Federline, who will next be seen as a contestant on VH1′s “Celebrity Fit Club: Boot Camp,” told Menounos that he did not gain weight to secure a spot on the reality show. “They called me and they asked me if I wanted to do it and I had maybe twenty-four hours to decide because the show started taping the next day after that weekend. It just couldn’t have come at a better time.”

Married to pop star Britney Spears for two years, Federline said that depression played a big part in his overeating. “Once you get depressed, you don’t really feel like doing anything. You’re kind of discouraged about yourself and then the weight gain too, or that makes me more depressed. I mean, it’s a combination of all of those things.”

Federline admitted that his divorce from Spears in 2006 played a part in his depression. “A number of things between, I mean, everybody knows what happened with me and Brit. I’m not going to say that’s the total cause of it but, I mean, just not being happy with myself was probably the main part of my depression.”

When asked if he has gotten to a place where he can be friends with Spears, Federline said, “Yeah, I mean, I think as time goes on, it keeps getting better and better and better. I mean, I’m really happy the way that my life is going right now, I really am. I think, you know, I have come a long way. All of us have, my whole family.”

Federline continued, “It’s gotten so much better from where we were.”

When Menounos asked how he felt about the evolution from Spears’ tumultuous past to how well things are going for her now and how it has affected their relationship, Federline replied, “I’m in the best possible scenario right now. I’m really happy for her. I’m very happy for her.”

Federline also commented that he can see himself getting married again in the future, but as for more kids, he laughed, ” I could see that happening too. I’ll let the young ones grow up first and we’ll see.”

VH1′s “Celebrity Fit Club: Boot Camp” premieres on Monday, February 8, 2010.

“Access Hollywood” is distributed by NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution. Rob K. Silverstein is the executive producer.