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.
At his lowest point, Russell Brand was struggling with substance abuse and being a self-confessed sex addict. The movie star hellraiser once admitted he was "like a charging locomotive" at his most promiscuous had a team of experts helping him uncover new potential lovers.
Then came his car crash marriage to pop singer Katy Perry, which ended after just 14 months in 2011 when he brutally informed her he was filing for divorce by text.
However, Russell has now completely turned his life around and is happily married with two children. The former Big Brother's Big Mouth presenter randomly bumped into his childhood sweetheart, Laura Gallacher, randomly at a canal in 2015.
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