“Kids coming from towns that have like, one stop sign”: Katy Perry Says Most American Idol S21 Contestants Haven’t Been on an “Airplane or Escalator”
The Roar singer is known for her influence over pop music culture since the late 2000s. Katy Perry is one of those artists in the entertainment world, who is very vocal about their opinions. From talking about s*xuality, to the men in her life, the Last Friday Night singer has never shied away from media.
The famous reality show American Idol is going on for the past two decades, and Katy Perry joined it as a judge during the sixteenth season in 2018. The Teenage Dream singer made headlines because of her weird behavior on the reality show. Recently, the five times AMA winner was slammed over Twitter for mom-shaming a contestant.
Katy Perry Talks In A Derogatory Way About American Idol Contestants
With the new season of the widely watched reality show American Idol, the quest for a new star is already on. The judges and the host Ryan Seacrest are heading to various locations for the auditions. Recently, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live. While talking about online auditions the Wide Awake singer went on to say-
“You have a lot of kids coming from towns that have, like, one-stop sign, not even a stop light. A lot of kids have never been on an airplane or an escalator. Any of it. They’re just so blown away by how the world is.”
Perry mentions how the contestants are “coming from all walks of life, all over the country. It’s such a beautiful show.” Since the online audition has given access to a large group of contestants coming from different parts of a country, the American singer made a comment while talking to a new contestant, saying, “A lot…have never been on an escalator.”
Recently, Katy Perry mom-shamed a contestant because she married young and had three kids. The singer was shocked and started fanning herself on knowing about the 25-year-old Sara Beth Liebe. During the show, the young contestant said,
“If Katy lays on the table, I think I’m going to pass out,” Sara Beth Liebe said, to which Katy Perry replied in a very derogatory way. The Unconditionally singer said- “Honey, you’ve been laying on the table too much.”
When the young singer decided to walk out of the reality show, Katy Perry tried her best to convince her as she requested-
“Sara Beth, I know life is scary, I also know that it’s easier to walk away than to be rejected. But then I also know that you lose out on your fullest potential and I know that you love your family for your kids. I know that as a mother. But remember, self-love is just as big as motherly love. Don’t leave the competition.”
This is not the first time Katy Perry made headlines with her weird behavior as a judge. Previously, she had kissed a young male contestant knowing that he had never kissed a girl.
Katy Perry Is Performing At King Charle’s Coronation
The Harley’s In Hawaii singer is one of those artists who is supposed to perform at King Charles’ coronation on May 6 at London’s Westminster Abbey. And she cannot contain her excitement. The singer feels honored to be invited to such a prestigious ceremony in the history of the world.
While speaking to the media outlet, the Dark Horse singer said-
“I’m an ambassador to one of his foundations for the British Asian Trust, which primarily focuses on ending child trafficking, which is a huge issue of our time that people don’t talk enough about, and it just aligned with all my values. … He asked me to sing and it all aligned.”
On talking about the royal invitation, the American Idol judge recalled it
“was very regal. It was like a cursive I have never seen [before] … I loved it.”
Katy Perry revealed that she is allowed to stay at Windsor Castle, which is currently inhabited by Prince William and Kate Middleton. The Grammy-nominated singer is super excited to be a part of the historical event, she said, “I’m really excited.”
The singer also added, “I might be posting a lot because I’m gonna be in a castle, for real. This is wild.”
The American TV personality shared her views on hitting one billion on her videos on Youtube. The I Kissed A Gurl singer mentioned-
“I always dreamt really big and I never put limits on my dreams, but it’s wild when you don’t put bowling bumpers on your dreams how big they can actually go,” she said. “I really believe in making it happen and putting that hard work behind it and really swinging until you get that lucky moment.”
Along with the Fireworks singer, her fellow American Idol judge Lionel Richie would also perform at the coronation ceremony. The other performers include Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen from Take That, Freya Ridings, who will sing with Alexis Ffrench, and Andrea Bocelli and Sir Bryn Terfel would perform as a duo.
Source: Parade
