Katy Perry suffers a wardrobe malfunction on America Idol as behind the scenes video shows her frantically trying to fix her designer top: ‘This is a family show!’
Katy Perry felt the full power of music during Monday night’s episode of American Idol as she joked that a performance had given her a top break.
The Roar singer wowed in a structural silver top from designer Kate Barton for the latest elimination episode of the singing competition.
But the unusual top broke just before Roman Collins’s hopeful ‘danger zone’ performance of James Brown’s It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World.
In a behind-the-scenes video shared to Instagram, wardrobe assistants could be seen frantically trying to repair the garment as Katy said to the camera: “I need my top to stay on.”
Katy Perry felt the full power of music on Monday night’s episode of American Idol and joked that a performance gave her top break
The Roar singer wowed in a structural silver top from designer Kate Barton for the latest elimination episode of the singing competition
“If it doesn’t get resolved, this show will get more than it wanted,” she added. Fellow judge Luke Bryan even helped with tongs and joked: “I’m going in!”
Luke and third judge Lionel Richie were then heard shouting ‘ratings here we come’.
Giving her feedback on the powerful performance, Katy later declared to a shocked Ryan Seacrest: ‘That song broke my top! I think it’s a woman’s world.’
She promptly ducked under the desk to try to cover up the wardrobe malfunction, adding, “It’s a family show.”
“You have the ability to blow the roof off a place,” Luke told Roman. “Or a top!” joked Katy, who was currently hugging a pillow to her chest to try to keep her ensemble together.
In this dramatic episode, America cast its vote to determine which of the season’s twenty remaining contestants would make the Top 14.
While the ten singers with the most public votes advanced straight away, the other half were placed in the ‘danger zone’ to compete for the final four spots, as determined by the judges.
Away from Idol Katy has been working on her sixth studio album, with her latest LP Smile in 2020.
A behind-the-scenes video shared to Instagram showed wardrobe assistants frantically trying to repair the garment as Katy said to the camera: ‘I need my top to stay on’
“If it doesn’t get resolved, this show will get more than it wanted,” she added. Fellow judge Luke Bryan even helped with tongs and joked: “I’m going in!”
Giving her feedback on the powerful performance, Katy later declared to a shocked Ryan Seacrest: ‘That song broke my top! I think it’s a woman’s world
She hinted at the upcoming release with her outfit at Saturday’s 10th annual Breakthrough Prize ceremony in LA.
The artist was carrying a small, clear bag containing a lip gloss with ‘KP6 Top Secret’ printed on the front – a subtle nod to her next album.
Katy appeared on Good Morning America on Friday, where she reflected on her rise to stardom and the difficult obstacles she faced.
“To me it feels like it was yesterday,” the artist explained.
She promptly sank under the desk to try to cover up the wardrobe malfunction, adding: ‘It’s a family show’
“You have the ability to blow the roof off a place,” Luke told Roman. “Or a top!” Katy joked
“I had, you know, cars seized, I had been signed and dropped three times. I was couch surfing. Literal. It’s so visceral to me. That’s the passion that some of these kids have.”
Katy explained that she sees “the same passion” in the contestants as a former judge on American Idol. “It was incredible to be on this journey with them.”
Regarding her departure from the competition series, Katy said: “I feel so connected to America that I want to go back out there and sing and play music and hold their hands and [tour] and bring my daughter and show her and all that stuff.”