Selena Gomez admits she had a "mini breakdown" on the set of Spring Breakers.

The singer-and-actress stars in the crime drama alongside Vanessa Hudgens and James Franco.

Gomez revealed she found it tough to cope with the immense pressure while filming for the high-profile movie.

Speaking to British newspaper The Guardian, the brunette beauty admitted: "I had a mini breakdown on set. There was too much attention, photographers, hundreds of fans, and all of us in bikinis in the pool.

She added: "I got overwhelmed doing some of the things we were doing and having such an active audience at all times, even though I knew at heart we were super-safe."

The R-rated film follows four college girls who descend into a world of sex, drugs and violence to fund their vacation.

Gomez thinks starring in the Harmony Korine-directed film made a bold statement.

She said: "I feel like it's evolution. You've got to push yourself as an actor if you're going to grow, and that's what we're doing, pushing ahead, learning all the time. Plus, with a Harmony movie, my movie-buff friends are a little more impressed by me now!"