Dua Lipa ditches singing for acting as she chases Oscars dream

The chart topping singer will soon be seen in her acting debut - a spy drama titled Argylle, starring Henry Cavill and Sam Rockwell - but this will be just the first of many roles, if the singer gets her way

Dua Lipa is hanging up her microphone and putting on her finest acting face as she plans to conquer the world of moving pictures - and bag herself an Oscar.

The 27-year-old chart topping star is set to make her acting debut in Matthew Vaughn’s upcoming spy drama Argylle - which co-stars Henry Cavill, Sam Rockwell and Bryce Dallas Howard.

Now Dua is said to have caught the acting bug - and is planning to bag herself more roles while also hoping to land herself a nomination or two at the Academy Awards.

Furthermore, the singer also hopes to investigate the business side of the acting world and produce projects for herself to star in.

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An industry source told The Sun on Sunday: “Dua’s received a tonne of scripts and is most interested in taking on serious drama that will receive Oscars buzz.

“She wants to really start pursuing acting.

“She is planning to set up her own TV and film production company so she and her team can option stories she believes in and take them to market with bigger studios.”

While little is known about her upcoming project - as Argylle is based on a book that hasn’t even been released yet and was penned by a seemingly unknown author named Elly Conway - the star herself has teased her involvement.

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Dua recently said about filming the spy drama: “It was really exciting. But I think for me it’s, like, baby steps.

"That’s also the best way to discover yourself, rather than throwing yourself in the deep end with something that maybe you can’t completely tackle head on.”

She added to her iHeartMedia podcast: “My biggest fear would be taking on a really big role and being, like, f***, now I have to be an actor and feel these emotions and feelings on camera, when I haven’t brought myself up to that point yet.”

Away from acting and singing, Dua drew attention last year as speculation swirled that she was dating talk show host Trevor Noah - but she dismissed the rumours herself in October.

She said at the time: “For me, this is the first year I have not been in a relationship for a very long time.

“It’s been really great to just be alone and only think about myself and kind of be quite selfish, which I’ve never really had the opportunity to do.”

She went on to reveal that Yoga had been her main passion during the past year.

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She said: “Yoga is the best. It has completely changed my life, for sure.

“Having that hour to yourself to not think about anything and just focus on your body… I do it every day and I just love it.”

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