(Cover) - EN Showbiz - Justin Timberlake has spoken of the personal "obstacles" he had to overcome after his parents divorced.

The actor-and-singer's parents Lynn and Randall ended their marriage when he was around four years old and it had a profound effect on him. He admits it was a hard time in his life and took him a long time to get over.

Although Justin who has previously dated Britney Spears, Cameron Diaz and Jessica Biel - doesn't go into specifics, he hinted seeing what his parents went through has impacted his own romantic relationships.

"When you're a child of a broken home there are other obstacles to overcome, too. You spend so much time trying not to be a victim of what happened. Trying to overdo not becoming your parents. But slowly, you learn to become yourself," he explained to the September issue of UK magazine Elle.

There were some positives about the situation though. Both his parents remarried and Justin learnt to deal with changes in his life. He began to see the possibilities in life are endless and decided to grab any opportunities he was given.

"Never having a sibling means you have to accept responsibility. And then coming to terms [with the divorce] as a kid it probably gave me some sort of energy, the sense I'm going to have to do something else now," he said. (C) Cover Media