The stunning songstress is the cover star for July's American issue of Vogue magazine and to promote the prestigious honour, Perry has released a short video.

In the promo, Perry - who is famed for her ebony locks - revealed how trying to emulate Madonna's platinum style resulted in her signature look.

She explained: ''I've been dying my hair black since I was 15. The whole reason I dye it is that I was 15 and I chopped it all off. I had it bleached blonde like Madonna and it didn't look right so I bought a box of hair dye and dyed it all black and never looked back.''

Perry also admitted there are certain features on her face she plays up in order to feel more attractive.

She said: " My brows and my eyes, I think, are what frame my whole face. I have all right lips and all right cheekbones, but they're no showoffs. If I get my brows and my eyes right, that really sets the whole face.

Perry added: ''My skin used to be a lot worse than it is so I would use a lot more coverage as I was insecure about my skin.''

Writing on her official Twitter page this afternoon, the 'Teenage Dream' superstar shared a snippet of the stunning photograph selected from the shoot via her Instagram page (shown below) and accompanied it with the caption: "I see you @voguemagazine July cover!"

Perry then shared the link to the full image, which can also be seen below, and she posed for famed photographer Annie Leibovitz in a gorgeous floral dress that is complimented with a natural dark hairstyle and bold red lips.

The tagline that goes with her cover shot reads: "Katy Perry: Her life, her loves, and a fresh, romantic look." July's edition of Vogue U.S. is set to hit newsstands on June 18. 

Dressed in a purple latex bodysuit, the US superstar is first seen rapping whilst driving a van before she joins the rest of her feline agents to plot the demise of Fat Cat, the villainous owner of a fatty snack empire.

After tracking him down in an abandoned warehouse, Katy & The Popcats then manage to foil their arch-nemesis’ dastardly plan before the short film concludes with an explosive finale.

The 28-year-old became the face of the low-calorie snack company last year and recently launched her own personal Popchips flavour, Katy’s Kettle Korn. 

The chart-topping boyband, who recently claimed that the Bajan superstar is a fan of the song, told Digital Spy backstage at Capital FM’s Summertime Ball that they understand why the track has received such a mixed response.

Max said: “We’ve had to grow on it quite a lot cos it’s a lot more poppier than what we normally do. But looking at the reaction out there today, it was like, yeah, people seem to like it.”

Tom then added: "It’s a weird one cos when we first heard it, we were like, erm, that’s a bit weird. But after two or three listens, it literally wouldn’t stop going around in my head. I was like this is a no-brainer, it’s a hit.”

Produced by Dr. Luke (Britney Spears, Katy Perry), the track will be released in the UK on June 23, the day before the band’s reality series, The Wanted Life, premieres on E!.

The stunning songstress is the cover star for July's American issue of Vogue magazine and to promote the prestigious honour, Perry has released a short video.

In the promo, Perry - who is famed for her ebony locks - revealed how trying to emulate Madonna's platinum style resulted in her signature look.

She explained: ''I've been dying my hair black since I was 15. The whole reason I dye it is that I was 15 and I chopped it all off. I had it bleached blonde like Madonna and it didn't look right so I bought a box of hair dye and dyed it all black and never looked back.''

Perry also admitted there are certain features on her face she plays up in order to feel more attractive.

She said: " My brows and my eyes, I think, are what frame my whole face. I have all right lips and all right cheekbones, but they're no showoffs. If I get my brows and my eyes right, that really sets the whole face.

Perry added: ''My skin used to be a lot worse than it is so I would use a lot more coverage as I was insecure about my skin.''

Writing on her official Twitter page this afternoon, the 'Teenage Dream' superstar shared a snippet of the stunning photograph selected from the shoot via her Instagram page (shown below) and accompanied it with the caption: "I see you @voguemagazine July cover!"

Perry then shared the link to the full image, which can also be seen below, and she posed for famed photographer Annie Leibovitz in a gorgeous floral dress that is complimented with a natural dark hairstyle and bold red lips.

The tagline that goes with her cover shot reads: "Katy Perry: Her life, her loves, and a fresh, romantic look." July's edition of Vogue U.S. is set to hit newsstands on June 18. 

Dressed in a purple latex bodysuit, the US superstar is first seen rapping whilst driving a van before she joins the rest of her feline agents to plot the demise of Fat Cat, the villainous owner of a fatty snack empire.

After tracking him down in an abandoned warehouse, Katy & The Popcats then manage to foil their arch-nemesis’ dastardly plan before the short film concludes with an explosive finale.

The 28-year-old became the face of the low-calorie snack company last year and recently launched her own personal Popchips flavour, Katy’s Kettle Korn. 

The 'Teenage Dream' beauty told German website Blick.ch: "I cry all the time."

She then went on to joke: "I had my tear glands removed because it kept ruining my make-up, and applying my make-up takes seven hours."

Perry then admitted: "Of course I cry. Crying is good for me."

Talking about her feelings more generally Katy Perry concluded: "I'm a very emotional person. Sometimes I'm far more emotional than I'm supposed to be. On the other hand, that's what has made me the artist that I am today."

Katy Perry's ex-husband Russell Brand has recently spoken about her in an interview with Esquire magazine. Brand described his former wife as "a lovely, beautiful person."

Katy Perry and Russell Brand got married in October 2010 in a Hindu ceremony that took place in India. By December 2011 Brand filed for divorce and cited irreconcilable differences as the cause. The couple's request for divorce was granted in February 2012 and became effective the following July. 

Watch an emotional Katy Perry interview below: 

]]> London Newsdesk http://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/londonnewsdesk/view/77835/ Thu, 06 Jun 2013 09:18:14 +0100 http://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/londonnewsdesk/view/77835/ Russell Brand has praised former wife Katy Perry.

The comedian and actor was married to the 'Part Of Me' star from 2010 to 2012, when their divorce was finalised.

Speaking in a new interview with Esquire, Brand said that he was happy to have tried the monogamous lifestyle and complimented Perry's character.

However, he added that parties had to have "really wanted it" in order for the marriage to be a success. Brand said:

"When I'm in a relationship I'm diligently monogamous and stick to the principles agreed on within that relationship. You've got to, I think."

He added: "But it's going to be hard if I go into a monogamous relationship. I live a life where I have a lot of freedom, so if I meet someone and I go, 'Right let's be monogamous', that's a f**king change. But I tried it and I loved it. I really think [Katy's] a lovely, beautiful person. It's just hard, isn't it? She's got a lot of options, I've got a lot of options, so you've got to really, really want it."

Talking about his famed sex drive, Brand commented:

"I've given over too much of my life to its pursuit. And I've probably harmed other people, by being selfish. And really, I'd like to be married. I'm just not transmitting that frequency of 'Soulmate! Soulmate!' I'm transmitting the frequency of 'Mmm!'. This is the realisation of a childhood dream - my hero, the great artist Morrissey, affirming and praising my work. But while he's talking, a girl with big tits walks past in the background, and I immediately look at her. It's not even a decision - it's more like 'breathe', or 'kidneys separate urine from water'. It's happening on such a deep level, that stuff."

Perry began by saying: "Be proud of who you are. Recently, I've been getting a lot of comments and tweets from fans who are struggling with self harm or being a victim of bullying. Which brings tears to my eyes. I want you to be strong. There's only one you in this world, embrace it."

The ‘Teenage Dream’ songstress reassured fans that their situation will improve in the future: "Trust me, when you grow up and become successful those bullies will WISH they were friends with you and were nice to you. Karma will do payback to them, just watch."

She also gives some practical advice of how to deal with bullies: "When they bully again, just laugh at their faces or simply say I don't care. If they see it bothers you, they'll continue. If they see that you don't care and that it doesn't bother you, they'll stop! Simple! Stand up for yourself. Make those bullies look stupid. If it gets bad, you can simply tell the authority at school."

The American pop star also addressed the topic of self harm by saying: "It's horrible to me. Don't ruin your skin, I think your skin is beautiful. Putting scars on your wrists or anywhere else is just heartbreaking for me. Cutting yourself doesn't fix anything. Please, just stop. For me, for your family, for your friends, for you."

Watch Katy Perry talking about bullying in the video below: 

]]> London Newsdesk http://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/katyperry/view/76667/ Fri, 24 May 2013 11:09:23 +0100 http://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/katyperry/view/76667/ Katy Perry has defused tensions between herself and Chief Keef after she was threatened by the US rapper.

As previously reported, the pop songstress recently criticised Keef's track 'Hate Bein' Sober' on Twitter.

This prompted the rapper to violently reply to Perry, saying: "Dat b*tch Katy Perry Can Suck Skin Off Of my D*ck. Ill Smack The Sh*t out her."

Naturally, the 'Teenage Dream' star seemed a little taken aback by the comments, prompting the singer to mediate the tension with some conciliatory words. Perry said:

"Mr. Keef! I'm sorry if I offended you. I heard a lot of people guesting on the song & didn't even know it was you in particular. Actually, I'm a fan of your "Don't Like" video tbh. I was really just having a general opinion on our generations desire to be constantly intoxicated."

She concluded: "Believe me, I'm a lover not a hater. x."

Seemingly putting an end to the matter, Keef then retweeted Perry's messages.