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.
Orlando Bloom says he was celibate for six months
wonderwall.comOrlando Bloom is getting candid about his sex life — or lack of — prior to meeting fiancée Katy Perry. In a new interview with UK's The Sunday Times, Bloom shares that he was celibate for six months, ending with when he met Perry.
Not happy in his life at the time, the 43-year-old confided in his friend, surfer Laird Hamilton, who advised him to take a break from intimacy. "If you want to be serious about a relationship, go celibate for a few months and figure it out," Bloom recalled of his pal's suggestion. "It takes away the idea of going to a party and thinking, 'Who am I going to meet?' I was suddenly like, 'Oh, I can have a relationship with a woman that is just friends.'" Originally Bloom planned to remain celibate for three months,
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