Britney SpearsThe land of showbiz is a tough place to be sometimes.

It's not uncommon for a celeb to get lost along the road.

Whether it be drugs, depression or overall exhaustion...

There are all too many examples of celebs heading to the brink.

But the most poignant part of this process is not when the stars have to escape to rehab or are arrested in some unseemly matter.

Rather, it's when they reappear from whatever personal trauma they've suffered unscathed.

Take Britney Spears here.

At the beginning of this year, her prospects looked bleak. She was banned from seeing her kids, hospitalised in a psychiatric clinic and her father took legal control of her affairs.

But slowly and surely, the lady is picking herself up and dusting off from all the drama.

And she's not the only one. There are plenty of celebs who've ridden out the waves of controversy and come out kicking the other side.

Come click into our gallery below to see the famous faces who've turned their problematic lives around.