Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (born October 25, 1984), known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter, and television judge. After singing in church during her childhood, she pursued a career in gospel music as a teenager.
Perry signed with Red Hill Records and released her debut studio album Katy Hudson under her birth name in 2001, which was commercially unsuccessful. She moved to Los Angeles the following year to venture into secular music after Red Hill ceased operations and she subsequently began working with producers Glen Ballard, Dr. Luke, and Max Martin.
After adopting the stage name Katy Perry and being dropped by The Island Def Jam Music Group and Columbia Records, she signed a recording contract with Capitol Records in April 2007.
Inside world's most misunderstood illness as Hollyoaks tackles terrifying OCD storyline
ok.co.ukIt's not just about being a 'neat freak' – OCD is a widely misunderstood condition that can ruin lives. A current Hollyoaks storyline sees Diane Hutchinson (played by Alex Fletcher) going to extreme lengths to protect her new baby Eva as she struggles with obsessive compulsive disorder.
In an attempt to keep her home Covid-free, she covers the furniture in plastic sheets. Often, OCD can become more extreme when sufferers feel like they have lost control.They can then exhaust themselves and even endanger their own lives, trying to regain control by repeating rituals over and over again.
During lockdown, 84% of sufferers claimed their symptoms worsened, with OCD charities confirming a 110% increase in demand for their helpline.
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