Emily Blunt nearly became the British Britney Spears.
The Girl on the Train star has recalled how she signed a recording contract at a young age but ultimately decided acting was better suited to her.
She told the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper:
![Young Actress Emily Blunt, The First Night Of 'The Royal Family', At The Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London 2002. Photo / Getty](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/U5ICVESTBF4XGJNQC6SZ3ZRREA.jpg?auth=5c1dc55638881351a3b178a5eae16973daf1a07ac434b50770e49accca64a5cd&width=16&height=31&quality=70&smart=true)
"I was 18 and I was just, well, you know, I was 18. 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 ...