Katy Perry has admitted that nobody ‘could inspire her to get out of bed’ during her past depression battle.
The pregnant singer, 35, suffered from the mental health condition during her Witness tour following the poor critical and commercial reception of her fifth studio album in 2017.
Katy, who had also split from now-fiancé Orlando Bloom at the time, has reflected on her past depression battle in a new interview and revealed she has since learnt to ‘compartmentalise’.
Candid: Katy Perry has admitted that nobody ‘could inspire her to get out of bed’ during her past depression battle (pictured recently)
Talking to The Guardian, she said: ‘Nothing, no opportunity, no person could inspire me to get out of bed. My depression showed up in lethargy, in lack of interest. Like, now I just don’t care about anything. A-ny-thing. And don’t look forward to anything.’
Katy revealed that she spent a week at the Hoffman Institute, which is billed as an effective treatment for depression, anger and anxiety, she likened her negative behaviours that she wanted to address as a ‘Mary Poppins’ bag’.
The star also referenced the moment in her 2012 documentary Katy Perry: Part of Me where she shed tears before performing on stage following the end of her marriage to Russell Brand.
Battle: The pregnant singer, 35, suffered from the mental health condition during her Witness tour following the poor critical and commercial reception of her fifth studio album in 2017 (pictured in 2012)
Brave: Katy, who had also split from now-fiancé Orlando Bloom at the time, has reflected on her past depression battle in a new interview and revealed she has since learnt to ‘compartmentalise’ (pictured in 2017)
Katy added that she has now learnt to ‘compartmentalise’ and that you have to put your ‘personal life away for two hours’ while performing, joking that she provides a ‘Disneyland service’.
She said: ‘I have learned how to compartmentalise and how to be a performer. You put your personal life away for two hours and realise that people are paying with their time and money to come and see the jester, to escape their own stuff.’
Katy also addressed former backlash after being accused of ‘cultural appropriation’ several times in her career.
Split: The star also referenced the moment in her 2012 documentary Katy Perry: Part of Me where she shed tears before performing on stage following the end of her marriage to Russell Brand (pictured in 2012)
Past behaviour: Katy also addressed former backlash after being accused of ‘cultural appropriation’ several times in her career and said it came from ‘juvenile lack of education’ (pictured dressed as a Geisha for the American Music Awards in 2013)
The star came under fire in 2013 after she dressed as a Geisha for the American Music Awards and in the same year was heavily criticised for wearing cornrows in her hair for the This is How We Do video.
Katy told the newspaper that it came from a ‘juvenile lack of education’ and she is now more evolved as a human being.
She said: ‘But there is definitely not a whole lot of empathy or compassion towards people sometimes growing – or trying to f**king grow – in the spotlight. Because growth also means failing. And I’ve done a lot of falling flat on my face.’
Upsetting: Katy has previously spoke about her battle with depression and revealed she once feared she ‘wouldn’t live to see 2018’ after hitting rock bottom (pictured recently)
Katy has previously spoke about her battle with depression and revealed she once feared she ‘wouldn’t live to see 2018’ after hitting rock bottom.
Earlier this month, it was reported that the Firework hitmaker and actor Orlando, 43, have pushed their wedding back for a second time.
In a new interview, the artist admitted the couple are focusing on ‘delivering a healthy child’ as they prepare to welcome their daughter into the world next month.
They were rumoured to have originally planned to tie the knot last winter, before postponing the ceremony – allegedly set to take place in Japan – to this summer.
Plans up in the air: Earlier this month, it was reported that the Firework hitmaker and actor Orlando, 43, have pushed their wedding back for a second time (pictured last year)
Katy told The Mirror: ‘You can’t plan anymore in 2020 because those plans are always cancelled.
‘We just want to deliver a healthy child. Everyone has to take life one week at a time right now.’
She echoed her comments in a recent interview with Howard Stern, detailing: ‘Obviously, that will happen in the future, but for now we just want to deliver a healthy child. And that’s what’s coming up right now!’
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Source: Daily Mail
