Katy Perry Live: Witness World Wide life, which occurred following her 2012 divorce from Russell Brand, and led her to write the song "By the Grace of God" in 2013. As Perry broke down emotionally, a member of her entourage suggested she end the session, but she declined. She also addressed her sexuality and the reasons why she went public with her feud with Taylor Swift. Perry, who was born Katheryn Hudson, talked about her pop star persona, saying "the fantasy of Katheryn went into Katy and made this bigger-than-life personality," and shared that her new very short haircut was because she "didn't want to look
Katy Brand Need" special episode of "Never Mind the Buzzcocks". In December 2012 she participated in the 2012 Christmas Special of the dance show, "Strictly Come Dancing". Her partner was Anton du Beke; they came second to last. In 2014 Brand published her first novel, "Brenda Monk is Funny". It was crowd-funded through the publisher Unbound. In 2008 she won "Best Female Newcomer" in the 2008 British Comedy Awards. Katy Brand Katherine Frances Brand (born 13 January 1979) is an English actress, comedian and writer, known for her ITV2 series "Katy Brand's Big Ass Show" and for Comedy Lab "Slap" on Channel