Katy Perry said goodbye to her grandma, Ann Pearl Hudson, who died on Sunday at the age of 99.
“I don’t know when a soul enters a new vehicle but if there is an afterlife where there’s a waiting room of the coming and going my mind wonders if the soul that is waiting to come into my world is getting a kiss on the forehead from my sweet Grandma that departed this earth yesterday,” she wrote on Instagram on Monday. “My heart hopes so.”
She continued, “If she is able to speak with the soul in waiting the conversation would probably include ‘are sure you wanna pick this wild group?!’ There would most definitely be some sarcasm, a witty quip or two… tbh grandma probably had a glass of her favorite blush wine ready upon arrival to this afterlife… and a most fashionable look, jewels included, naturally.”
Perry, 35, said that a lot of who she is comes from her father and a lot of who her father is, comes from her grandma.
“She started it all, as she used to remind us and I’m so grateful she did,” the “Roar” singer noted.
Perry shared that Hudson was “a fighter” who survived the Great Depression, raised three kids on her own, and worked as a seamstress making G strings for showgirls in Las Vegas.
“She was always authentically herself, funny and full of all the sweet cozy things you think of when you think of grandma,” Perry recalled. “She gave me crisp dollar bills in hallmark cards, she let us eat her favorite almond cookies from the 99 cent store while we asked questions about the different fans she had on display on her walls. She was a wonderful grandma and I will forever carry some of her in me.”
The “American Idol” host said her own wit, authenticity, stubbornness and style all came from her grandmother. In the post, Perry also reflected on the importance of strong family bonds.
“Family… is there to show us what love can be… sometimes that journey of finding the love is tough to get to AND through but if you can open your heart and let the light lead the way you will find that incomparable love,” she said, adding, “May she rest in deep peace and kiss the forehead of the soul to come and let them know everything is gonna be OK, especially now that they have gained an angel to look over them ♥️♠️”
Hudson’s death comes days after Perry announced that she is expecting her first baby with fiancé, Orlando Bloom.
Her rep did not immediately respond to our request for comment.
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