Katy Perry’s mother Mary Hudson is writing a book in which she will reveal some of her feelings towards her daughter’s career. Mary and Perry’s father Keith Hudson are Christian evangelists, and the singer’s songs and stage act have long been a contentious issue in the family.
In the book, Mary writes of seeing her daughter back stage at a show: “Katy stepped out from behind the changing doors in a tiny risqué costume. No mother wants to see the top of her daughter’s boobs…”
She adds that the performance itself was a strange experience: “I recognised the psalmist gift in her performance. Yet she sang out: ‘I kissed a girl, and I liked it’, while thousands joined her. One part of my heart soared… the other part broke for the thousands of hungry souls being fed something that didn’t nourish their spirit, but fed their flesh”.
However, speaking to Star magazine, Hudson stressed the book is not focused on her relationship with her daughter, saying: “I’m writing a Christian faith book, not some kind of tell all book about my daughter”. Though the tell all bits that are there will presumably help shift a few copies.