The pop songstress saw her world turn upside down late last year when then husband Russell Brand filed for divorce.

Speaking to L'Uomo Vogue, Perry said that it is "inevitable" that her next album will be "darker" than her previous releases due to her personal life. She said:

"It will be a much darker album than the previous one. It was inevitable, after what I went through."

Perry hinted that she would like to go back in a "time machine" if she could to rectify some of the ills of her marriage, but she said as a result fans will "discover another part of her" in the next album. She said:

"If I had a time machine and could go back in time, I would. But I can't, so you'll discover another part of me."

Perry meanwhile donned some unusual looks for the magazine's accompanying photoshoot, wearing a pink wig and blonde hair.