Katy Perry opens up on her ambitions for daughter
Los Angeles, June 15
Singer-songwriter Katy Perry has shared that she wants her daughter to grow up to be a "better version" of herself.
The singer has five-year-old Daisy with former fiance Orlando Bloom and she was happy to take her little girl on the road with her for her recent Lifetimes tour because she is proud to be an example of a "strong" woman, reports 'Female First UK'.
She told 'People' magazine, "It's always incredible when I get to bring my daughter to work. I think when mothers can be their most supported, authentic selves, that is always a good template for children to model. And I'm just glad to model a strong, steady, intelligent, funny, weird woman for my beautiful daughter".
And she added at the Tribeca Festival premiere of her concert film Katy Perry, The Lifetimes Tour, Live from Paris, "I think, as mothers and fathers, we're just modelling something for our children, and all we can hope for is that they will grow up into better versions of ourselves, and themselves. I think if I'm out there living my most authentic, free, supported, empowered, smart, sexy life, and she's going to have a pattern to follow, a model to follow".
As per 'Female First UK', the 41-year-old star shared she is proud Daisy is already confident enough to share her opinions.
She said, "She's a force. She tells me exactly what she thinks". At the premiere, Katy, who was previously married to Russell Brand, declared her new boyfriend, former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, to be the "love of (her) life".
She said, "I am very in love. Actually that show was after I met the love of my life, and so I felt very anchored by that. Because I'm a little bit like a rainbow kite. I fly super high and like, you know, touch the veil, cosmos, and sometimes I need to be anchored. So, to have that anchor finally makes me feel really whole now".
Katy couldn't be happier with the way her life is now. She said, "Every day is a fantastic journey, and every day is a chance to evolve, and to be a better person and do the right thing and to be a model for your community, for your family, for your world. I feel like a more grounded person in so many aspects of my life".
— IANS
Reader Comments
As a mother myself, I totally get what she means about wanting your child to be a better version of you. Every Indian mom I know says the same thing - we just want our kids to have more opportunities than we did. Though my daughter tells me I'm too 'extra' with the ghee in everything. 😅
I've never been a huge fan of her music, but I respect her honesty about being a working mom and needing an 'anchor'. It's a very human thing to say - not everyone has it all figured out despite the glamour. Her comment about being a 'rainbow kite' was beautiful.
Wait, did I read right? She's dating Justin Trudeau now? I must have missed that! Anyway, her point about mothers being supported is something we don't talk about enough in India - so many women here sacrifice their dreams for family. If she can balance a world tour and motherhood, more power to her.
Honestly, I'm a bit skeptical. She says she wants to model authenticity, but her career has been very manufactured at times. But I guess as a parent, the intentions matter most. Every parent wants their child to be better than them - that's a universal Indian value too.
The way she talks about her daughter being a 'force' who tells her exactly what she thinks - that's such a healthy dynamic. I grew up where we were told to never talk back to elders. Times are changing, and I'm glad. Daisy is going to be a confident young lady.
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