Moore 'grew disillusioned with pop career'

Mandy Moore has admitted that she abandoned her pop music career over pressure from her former record company to follow "hot" trends.

Speaking to The New York Post, Moore explained that she quickly grew tired of the subject matter that record executives urged her to pursue.

"I wasn't happy, and I don't think [the record company] was particularly happy," she said. "I wasn't interested in going into the studio and singing about shoes and boys and, you know, dealing with whatever hot producer-of-the-week they wanted to have me work with."

The Tangled star also insisted that she's actively trying to alter her public image.

She noted: "People see me as a sweet person and I’d much rather people say that of me than anything else. But it has its limitations.

"I'd rather people say, 'Wow, she's an actress and musician' than 'Oh, she does all those cute movies'. I need to challenge myself so people will say, 'Wow, I didn't expect that. Cool'."

Moore recently claimed that she doesn't concern herself with following a diet.