Paula Abdul is surrounded by assistants and stylists and, according to Page Six, she runs a tight ship.

"There’s a salon chair in her house where she gets her hair and makeup done every day. She’ll sit in it, set an alarm, and then, because she’s on so many painkillers, pass out while her hair and makeup guy gets her ready for the day. When the alarm goes off she’ll wake up, and God forbid the poor guy isn’t done yet. All hell breaks loose."

Abdul’s rep said, "There’s no alarm that I’ve ever seen."

This is what should be made into a reality show. It would be a nail biter!!

Can you imagine the heart-pounding, brow-sweat countdown for the poor makeup guy? Holding her pharmaceutically leaden eyelids open to apply mascara, he likely has one eye on the timer and one eye watching for a tell-tale flicker right before Paula startles awake and starts choking him.

Maybe we’re devious, but we’re thinking that resetting the timer while she’s asleep might be a strategy. In her drugged up state, she’s not going to remember.

Or, they could try shaking that Abdul munchkin upside down by her ankles and demanding more time for each morning’s Herculean makeover.

Britney Spears is in dire need of a makeover, so it is with great pleasure that we pass along a report of some progress in the style department.

It’s about time Brit Brit dresses like a rich lady!

According to In Touch Weekly, Spears met with a personal shopper last week and told her she was interested in “the kind of stuff Katie Holmes wears.”

Before the afternoon was up, Britney spent a whopping $32,849 on designer duds. Her new purchases included three Chanel handbags, shoes by Manolo Blahnik, silk shirts by old time luxury designers like Oscar De La Renta, Valentino and Yves Saint Laurent, and underwear from La Perla and Cosabella. “She wants to go from trashy to classy,” says a friend of the singer.

Baby steps, right?

Certainly, money has never been the issue for Britney, so it makes sense that she consult a professional and buy some duds better suited her international superstar status.

Let’s just watch to see if a) she wears the stuff and wears it well, and b) she fastens it properly.

A nip slip is still a nip slip, no matter what your shirt cost.