Pushing
Daisies Star Turned Down Simon Cowell Record Deal
4/8/08
Pushing Daisies star Anna Friel was once offered a $2 million recording
contract by American
Idol judge Simon
Cowell - but turned it down to concentrate on her acting career.
The 31-year-old beauty was starring in British soap opera Brookside in
the 1990s when the music mogul approached her with the multi-million
dollar offer.
But Friel was not tempted by the lure of pop stardom and refused to
give up her acting.
She says, "I was perfect fodder but my goal had always been to
act."