Katy Perry’s grandmother Ann Hudson died on Sunday, March 8. She was 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. My heart hopes so,” the pop star, 35, wrote via Instagram on Monday, March 9.
“If she is able to speak with the soul in waiting the conversation would probably include ‘are sure you wanna pick this wild group?!’” she continued. “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 wrote that she is a lot like her father, Keith Hudson, who is who “he is because of” Ann.
“She started it all, as she used to remind us and I’m so grateful she did,” the American Idol judge wrote. “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.”
Perry remembered her grandma as “a fighter,” noting, “She survived the Great Depression, raised 3 kids on her own as a seamstress, making G strings for showgirls and other such characters in Vegas. She was always authentically herself, funny and full of all the sweet cozy things you think of when you think of grandmas. 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 great grandma and I will forever carry some of her in me.”
The “Never Really Over” singer concluded her tribute: “When my whit comes out, that’s Ann. When my authenticity comes out, that’s Ann. When my stubbornness comes out, hell, that’s Ann. When my fighter spirit comes out, that’s Ann. When my style comes out, that’s Ann. 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.”
The news came four days after Perry announced that she is pregnant. She debuted her baby bump in her “Never Worn White” music video, which premiered on Thursday, March 5.
This will be the first child for the Grammy nominee and the second for her fiancé, Orlando Bloom, who already shares 9-year-old son Flynn with his ex-wife, Miranda Kerr.
