On Friday, a snippet of an interview with Katy Perry posted by 102.7 KIIS FM made her followers and Billie Eilish snicker. Within the TikTok submit, Perry talks about how she as soon as handed up the chance to work with Elish after which regretted it.
The second got here shortly after Eilish’s 2016 debut single “Ocean Eyes” started climbing the charts. After Perry carried out in entrance of the small viewers, she did just a little question-and-answer half, the place she talked about that somebody despatched me an e-mail on the time that [said]“Hey, have a look at this new artist. I would love us to work along with her as a result of she labored with me for perpetrator [Records].”
Perry continued, “It was a tune referred to as ‘Ocean Eyes’ and it was only a blonde woman. And I used to be like ‘meh, boring.’”
The blonde woman was Eilish, who has since had many various hair colours. Perry now admits this was a “massive mistake, massive mistake.”
She then joked, “Do not let this get on the web.”
In fact it’s, and folks benefit from the story. Since 2016, Eilish’s star has solely climbed greater. She has now received seven Grammys, a Golden Globe and an Oscar. Her second album Happier than ever hit #1 on the Billboard 200 in 2021. And the celebs have since turn out to be pals, with Perry even showing in Eilish’s Apple TV+ documentary The world is just a little blurry.
In a scene the place the pair are at Coachella, Perry tells Eilish, “My fiancée who would not take heed to fashionable music will solely play you within the automotive on a regular basis.”
She then hugs the youthful pop star and provides, “Congratulations, I am so pleased with you.” I needed to say, that is going to be wild for 10 years. If you happen to ever wish to speak… ‘trigger it is a bizarre journey.’
Aimée Lutkin is the weekend editor at ELLE.com. Her writing has appeared in Jezebel, Glamour, Marie Claire and extra. Her first e book, The lonely hunter, can be launched in February 2022 by Dial Press.
