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.
Katy Perry shows off baby bump and reveals ‘everything is swollen’ as she nears end of pregnancy
metro.co.ukKaty Perry has shared the realities of expecting a baby and admits ‘everything is swollen’ as she nears the later stages of pregnancy. The Dark Horse singer is awaiting the arrival of her first child with fiance Orlando Bloom and is expecting a baby girl.
During an interview with Australian radio hosts Kyle and Jackie O, Katy revealed she now weighs 190lbs (86kg) while giving the hosts a glimpse of her bare baby bump. ‘I’m really grateful for my body, and I have so much respect for other women going through this process.
You get a whole new viewpoint being pregnant,’ Katy explained. She added: ‘But everything is swollen! My hands are swollen, and my feet are starting to swell!’ Katy, 35, admits that she’ll be ‘surprised’ if their daughter.
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