Katy Perry - Katy Perry Almost Landed Role In The Help

The Firework singer, who made her acting debut in U.S. TV comedy How I Met Your Mother last year (11), tells Teen Vogue magazine she was in talks for a part in the hit period movie, which landed an Oscar nomination for Best Film.

She says, "There was a time when I was going to be involved in The Help - just a small part; I wasn’t going to be Emma Stone or anything - but I couldn’t because the shooting schedule conflicted with the release of my record.

"I was upset about that; I knew it was going to be an important film. Not that I need to do drama first, but I do want to do something that makes a strong impression."

Perry refuses to speculate on what role she may have been offered or whether it was played by someone else in the film.