'I was a different person': Emily Blunt reveals she was once being groomed to be Britain's Britney Spears after signing a record contract at 18

By Monique Friedlander For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 21:48 EST, 23 September 2016 | Updated: 09:49 EST, 24 September 2016

She is one of Hollywood's most in-demand actresses.

But things may have turned out very differently for Emily Blunt had she not backed out of a recording contract as a teenager.

Speaking to The Sydney Morning Herald, Emily revealed she was approached by a recording agent when she was still in high school.

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She could have been a pop star! Emily Blunt, 33, has revealed that she was approached by a recording agent when she was a teenage high school student

She could have been a pop star! Emily Blunt, 33, has revealed that she was approached by a recording agent when she was a teenage high school student

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The world premiere of The Girl On The Train arrived in Leicester Square this evening, and Emily Blunt looked first class for the occasion.

The red carpet was transformed into a train track but Emily looked more like she was on a catwalk in this flawless embellished gown, which is by Alexander McQueen. Hailing from the Resort 2017 collection, her heavily embellished dress features an intricate floral design with a couple of birds and horseshoe charms thrown in for good luck.

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'I was at that stage of my life where I was like, "Who cares, yeah, maybe, that sounds cool". Everything sounds cool other than being in school at 18,' she said.

Emily admitted she was being groomed as Britain's next big pop star and even recorded a demo before deciding to pursue acting instead.

'I got terrified and pulled out because I felt they were wanting me to be like Britney Spears,' the 33-year-old said.

'I got terrified': Emily admitted she was being groomed as Britain's answer to Britney Speakrs even recorded a demo before deciding to pursue acting instead

'I got terrified': Emily admitted she was being groomed as Britain's answer to Britney Speakrs even recorded a demo before deciding to pursue acting instead

'And I was like, "I can't dance, and I don't sing like Britney Spears". I just felt it was snowballing too fast and it wasn't ultimately what I wanted to do.'

Speaking of the ill-fated demo song, Emily confessed it is like listening to 'a different person'.

Despite choosing to pursue a career in front of the camera, Emily has still had her fair share of singing roles. 

Hitting all the right notes: Despite choosing to pursue a career in front of the camera, Emily has still had her fair share of singing roles

Hitting all the right notes: Despite choosing to pursue a career in front of the camera, Emily has still had her fair share of singing roles

In 2005, she sang a song called Papa in BBC miniseries Gideon's Daughter - a role for which she won a Golden Globe.

She also appeared in the film adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's musical Into The Woods in 2014.  

She demonstrated her performance skills on TV show Lip Sync Battle last year, 'singing' along to Blackstreet's No Diggity.

Earlier this year, it was revealed that Emily would feature in the upcoming Sound Of Music sequel.

No diggity! Emily demonstrated her performance skills on TV show Lip Sync Battle last year

No diggity! Emily demonstrated her performance skills on TV show Lip Sync Battle last year

Talent: She appeared in the film adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's musical Into The Woods

Talent: She appeared in the film adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's musical Into The Woods

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