Katy Perry says she has to be careful not to become 'fat Elvis'

Katy Perry jokes about being careful not to become ‘fat Elvis’ during her Las Vegas residency

Katy Perry joked that she has to be careful not to become ‘fat Elvis’ in Las Vegas after starting her Sin City residency Play at the new Resorts World hotel in December.

While appearing on the Smartless podcast, the 37-year-old singer said she has to be careful not to give into the indulgences on offer in Vegas just like the King of Rock and Roll did when he had a residency in the 1970s.

‘It’s three weeks on and then sometimes six to nine weeks off. It’s really easy to become fat Elvis in between,’ the pop star admitted of having plenty of downtime.

Not indulging: Katy Perry has to be careful not to become ‘fat Elvis’ in Las Vegas (pictured December 2021 at beginning of residency)

However, the Teenage Dream hitmaker is glad for the balance she’s struck between the residency and her home life which allows her to spend more time with her fiancé Orlando Bloom and their two-year-old daughter Daisy.

She explained: ‘I do it in three-week installments. It allows me the ability to drop my daughter off at pre-school, and then mommy goes to work and comes back home the next day.’

‘It’s such a great routine. It’s something that pop stars love to do and check off the box. Also, I get to create an incredible crazy, crazy show that I can’t tour with because I couldn’t possibly move all these absurd props that are on the stage,’ Perry added. 

The King: She said she has to be careful not to give into the indulgences on offer in Vegas just like rock ‘n’ roll icon Elvis Presley did when he had a residency in the 1970s

Tons of time off: Speaking on the SmartLess podcast, she joked: ‘It’s three weeks on and then sometimes six to nine weeks off. It’s really easy to become “fat Elvis” in between’ (pictured April 2022)

Avoiding confusion: She explained: ‘It’s Katherine Hudson, people called me Katy Hudson. In the beginning, I decided not to do that’ (Kate Hudson pictured October 16, 2022)

Meanwhile, Katy also opened up on her early decision to ditch her birth name when she embarked on her pop career. 

She explained: ‘It’s Katherine Hudson, people called me Katy Hudson. In the beginning, I decided not to do that.’

‘My mother’s maiden name, Perry,’ she elaborated. ‘[Kate Hudson and I are] best friends, we get along. That was actually the first thing we got along on.’

Growing in music: The California Gurls singer also reflected on her transformational experiences in music as she discovered a world away from the gospel songs she was raised on in a strict Christian household (pictured 2021)

An icon: ‘Before that, Queen. Freddie Mercury was – I only listened to gospel music my whole life up until I was about 13 and then I discovered a Greatest Hits of Queen and the White Album from The Beatles and Pet Sounds from the Beach Boys’ (Mercury pictured 1985)

The California Gurls singer also reflected on her transformational experiences in music as she discovered a world away from the gospel songs she was raised on in a strict Christian household.

She said: ‘Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette changed my life…I’m 37, so I dunno? I was late teens.

‘Before that, Queen. Freddie Mercury was – I only listened to gospel music my whole life up until I was about 13 and then I discovered a Greatest Hits of Queen and the White Album from The Beatles and Pet Sounds from the Beach Boys. Those three compact discs were on rotation.’

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