Katy Perry reveals ‘Australia is the scariest country in the world’

Pop star Katy Perry made a surprising revelation about her time in Australia, saying it is the scariest country in the world.

Katy Perry made a surprising revelation about her time in Australia, saying it is the scariest country in the world.

During Thursday’s episode of The Project, the pop star appeared with American country music singer Thomas Rhett to promote their duet Where We Started.

The 38-year-old told host Lisa Wilkinson that she and her fiancé Orlando Bloom were in Queensland, she had some close calls with Aussie creepy-crawlies.

“I was in this place called Cairns or by Port Douglas. The first night I was there, there was a hairy spider that was like this big [she made a large circle with her fingers] that was on my bed stand,” The Roar singer said.

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Katy Perry appeared on The Project with country music singer Thomas Rhett. Picture: The Project/Ten

The Roar singer revealed she had some close calls with Aussie creepy-crawlies in Queensland. Picture: The Project/Ten

The Grammy winner then explained she had to use her hoodie to dispose of the animal, but it wasn’t the only encounter she had down under.

“Oh, it was wild. There was a black snake at one point. There is a whole list of just - this like mini octopus that can kill you in one little bite,” she said.

“Like do not think about swimming in any of those beaches, there are crocs. It’s crazy. Australia is dangerous.”

Wilkinson joked: “But it’s fabulous. And what do they say Katy? What doesn’t kill you…”

“Makes you stronger. Or you lose a limb,” the Teenage Dream star concluded.

The Project host Lisa Wilkinson joked: “But it's fabulous. And what do they say Katy? What doesn't kill you…” Picture: The Project/Ten

Perry and Bloom recently spent three months in Australia while he filmed his new movie Wizards! in north Queensland.

Despite the run-ins with nature, the couple appeared to have a good time Down Under.

The E.T. songstress posted several photos on Instagram from her trip at the time, with the caption: ‘Daddy filmed a movie in AUS. I went down unda.’

Perry and fiance Orlando Bloom recently spent three months in Australia while he filmed his new movie Wizards! in north Queensland. Picture: Phillip Faraone/Getty Images

The duo first began dating in 2016 but broke up around March 2017. They then rekindled their romance in early 2018.

The pair got engaged on Valentine’s Day in 2019 and welcomed their daughter, Daisy Dove, in August 2020.

The Pirates of the Caribbean star was married to Australian model Miranda Kerr from 2010 to 2013. The exes share an 11-year-old son, Flynn.

Perry, for her part, was previously married to comedian Russell Brand from 2010 to 2012.

– With The New York Post

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