Christina Aguilera "Excited" By Burlesque Movie

Christina Aguilera is excited to be starring alongside Cher in her upcoming movie.

The singer will begin filming for 'Burlesque' in November, where she will play a small town girl who finds success at a Los Angeles burlesque club.

This will be the first time fans have seen the singer take to acting, although she did have an uncredited part in animated movie Shark Tale.

"I finally believed in a movie enough and a script enough, and a director enough to sign on and do my first feature film," she told the Associated Press.

"Cher will be starring with me, so it's very exciting for me to step into that project and I'll be taking it very seriously, so that's actually what I am diving into filming over the next few months."

The movie is being directed by Steve Antin, brother to Pussycat Dolls founder Robin Antin.

Christina Aguilera is currently recording her new album, which she has described as "futuristic". And she's also launching her own radio show.