Katy Perry Breaks Down in Therapy; Talks God Saving Her From Suicide, Christian Upbringing

Singer Katy Perry launched a marathon weekend of live stream events starting Friday with the release her new album, Witness, and during a live therapy session on Saturday she tearfully talked about her Christian upbringing, feeling “ashamed” of having had suicidal thoughts in the past and God’s grace helping her through.  During her session with Siri Singh from the Viceland series, “The Therapist,” Perry opened up about her struggles with her public persona as KatyPerry and who she really is — Katherine Hudson (her birth name). She claimed that she was living “under this crazy microscope” and because of it, is always challenged to be her authentic self. “I so badly want to be Katheryn Hudson that I don’t even want to look like Katy Perry anymore sometimes — and, like, that is a little bit of why I cut my hair because I really want to be my authentic self,” she explained.