Emily Blunt Reveals Judi Dench Talked Her Out of Pursuing a Singing Career

hollywoodreporter.com:

Emily Blunt revealed which former co-star talked her out of pursuing a singing career on Tuesday's episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live.

After host Jimmy Kimmel said that he heard that Blunt almost became a pop star, she responded, "I could've been Britney." The actress has never released an album, though has sung in the musical films Into the Woods and Mary Poppins Returns. "I realized that I'm not good at dancing, and I didn't want to be Britney," she said of why she ultimately didn't try to make it as a singer.

The actress added that she didn't want to tell Kimmel too much because she was scared that "someone's going to find these songs that I recorded." She then revealed that one of the songs was titled "Ring It Up," adding that the song "will.