British pop star Lily Allen plans to swap her career in music for life as an architect if her new album flops.

The Smile singer is set to release her second Lp Stuck on the Naughty Step next year.

And Allen insists that if it doesn't do well in the charts, she will go back to school to learn a new trade.

She tells Paper magazine, "I wake up every day and think I'm actually pretty bad at it. I work hard at getting better. But if this record flops, I'll probably go back to school. I've always liked architecture."