Katy Perry has some ideas on who ought to substitute her as a decide on American Idol after her remaining season.
“I gotta say Jelly Roll was loopy when he got here on the present,” Perry, 39, advised E! Information on Monday, April 15. “I used to be satisfied at something he stated. He may run for president, he could possibly be my pastor, I would return to church for him. He may promote me something.”
Perry added of the artist, who appeared on an episode of Idol earlier this month, “So I really like him. And to have any of those guys plus Jelly on the present can be superb. I really like you, Jelly!”
In terms of what makes a great decide, Perry stated honesty is the very best quality. “I desire a reality teller,” she famous. “I need somebody that’s not afraid to inform the reality in a sleek method.”
In February, Perry revealed on Jimmy Kimmel Dwell! that she was leaving the singing competitors after a seven-season run.
“I believe this may most likely be my final present, my final season for Idol. I imply, I really like Idol a lot … it’s linked me with, like, the center of America however I really feel like I must exit and really feel that pulse — that pulse to my very own beat,” she stated on the time. “You realize what I’m saying?”
Perry hinted that her fellow judges, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie, didn’t find out about her plans. “Nicely, they’ll discover out tonight,” she advised host Jimmy Kimmel. “They know that I’ve some issues deliberate for this 12 months.”
Whereas she’s leaving the Idol world behind, Perry nonetheless has huge issues within the works for her profession. “Nicely, , really this fall in September, I’m going to be doing this big music pageant in Brazil referred to as Rock and Rio,” she stated. “It’s actually thrilling. It’s an enormous deal for folks everywhere in the world, particularly for my Brazilian followers.”
All through her time on Idol, it might probably’t be denied that Perry has had some enjoyable. Throughout Monday’s episode, she hilariously lined up a wardrobe malfunction when her prime broke whereas judging a contestant.
“I want my prime to remain on,” she stated whereas manufacturing crew members rushed to repair the again of her shirt. “If it’s not fastened, this present is gonna get greater than it needed.”
Perry then joked to the contestant, “That tune broke my prime off,” including, “It’s a household present.”
American Idol season 22 airs on ABC Sundays and Mondays at 8 p.m. ET.