Katy Perry Opens Up About Mental Health, Says She Felt Suicidal During Split From Orlando Bloom
Katy Perry during an interview with radio show Q on CBC, opened up about her mental health issues, she revealed that she went through a breakdown after her split from Orlando Bloom in 2017.
Katy
Perry
during
an
interview
with
radio
show
Q
on
CBC,
opened
up
about
her
mental
health
issues.
The
American
singer
revealed
that
she
went
through
a
breakdown
after
her
split
from
Orlando
Bloom
in
2017.
At
the
time,
she
was
also
facing
troubles
with
her
musical
career
as
she
had
recorded
poor
album
sales.
Katy
said
that
she
had
hit
rock
bottom
in
her
personal
and
professional
life.
"I
lost
my
smile,
I
don't
know
if
my
smile
was
ever
fully,
like,
authentically
mine
but
I
was
riding
on
the
high
of
a
smile
for
a
long
time.
Which
was
the
validation,
love,
and
admiration
from
the
outside
world,
and
then
that
shifted.
I
had
broken
up
with
my
boyfriend,
who
is
now
my
baby-daddy-to-be,
and
then
I
was
excited
about
flying
high
off
the
next
record
and
the
record
didn't
get
me
high
any
more
...
The
validation
didn't
get
me
high,
and
so
I
just
crashed."
Katy
Perry
Believes
Gratitude
Saved
Her
Katy
also
added
that
she
believes
gratitude
saved
her
life.
"It
was
so
important
for
me
to
be
broken
so
that
I
could
find
my
wholeness
in
a
whole
different
way.
And
be
more
dimensional
than
just
living
my
life
like
a
thirsty
pop
star
all
the
time.
Gratitude
is
probably
the
thing
that
saved
my
life,
because
if
I
didn't
find
that
I
would
have
wallowed
in
my
own
sadness
and
probably
just
jumped
but
I
found
the
ways
to
be
grateful,
"
CNN
quotes
her
as
saying.
Katy
Says
Faith
Helped
Her
Recover
After
battling
depression
and
anxiety
for
years,
it
was
her
faith
that
helped
her
recover.
She
revealed
that
she
now
has
a
different
outlook
on
life.
"Hope
has
always
been
an
option
for
me
...
because
of
my
relationship
with
God
and
something
bigger
than
me.
If
I'm
the
only
one
controlling
my
destiny
of
course
it's
going
to
be,
like,
I
am
going
to
drive
it
into
the
ground.
My
hope
is
that
something
bigger
than
me
created
me
for
a
purpose
and
created
me
for
a
reason,
and
that
I'm
not
disposable,
and
that,
you
know,
every
person
that's
been
created
has
a
purpose."
Katy
And
Orlando
Are
Expecting
Their
First
Child
The
American
Idol
judge
is
expecting
her
first
child
with
Bloom.
After
separating
in
2017,
the
duo
got
back
together
after
a
year
in
April
2018.
Orlando
reportedly
proposed
Katy
in
2019
and
the
couple
is
all
set
to
tie
the
knot
soon.