Katy Perry, Before and After
“I’ve never had any plastic surgery,” says Katy Perry. “Not a nose, not a chin, not a cheek, not a tit. So my messages of self-empowerment are truly coming from an au naturel product.”
That was her claim in an interview with GQ in 2014.[1] But it hasn’t stopped plastic surgery rumours from following the 36-year-old singer and American Idol judge to this day.
In recent years, her red carpet appearances have generated much speculation that her features have changed. (“All of my assets are real,” she countered in an interview with Refinery29.[2])
And then there’s her Instagram account, where in some photos, she is virtually unrecognizable. (Like this one—I could have sworn that was Lauren Conrad!)
So, is this a simple case of lighting, angles, and hair and makeup wizardry? Or could her current blonde hair be an attempt to distract us from more permanent cosmetic procedures?
Let’s take a look at Katy’s beauty evolution over the years to see if we can find out.
From 2000: Katy as a Teen
As a High School Student
From 2004-2007: Before She Was Famous
At the 2004 Clive Davis American Music Awards Celebration
At the 2005 Launch of the Xbox Next Generation Console
At the 2006 Lucky Magazine LA Shopping Guide Party
At a 2007 BCBG Max Azria Fashion Show
From 2008-2011: Pop Music Superstar
At the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards
At the 2009 Beautiful People Party
At the 2010 MTV Movie Awards
At the 2011 Grammys
From 2011-2012: Hair Colour Chameleon
At the 2011 Change Begins Within Benefit Concert
Rt the 2012 Roc Nation Pre-Grammy Brunch
At the 2012 NARM Artist of the Year Awards
From 2013-2016: Single and Sophisticated
At the 2013 Grammys
At the 2014 MOCA 35th Anniversary Gala
At the 2015 Change Begins Within Benefit Concert
At the 2016 Los Angeles Premiere of ‘Office Christmas Party’
From 2017-2018: Goodbye, Long Hair
At the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards
At the Stella McCartney Autumn 2018 Presentation
From 2019-2021: Blondes Have More Fun?
At the 2019 Los Angeles Premiere of ‘Carnival Row’
At the 2019 Baby2Baby Gala
On Instagram in 2020
On Instagram in 2021
Katy Perry Before and After
Katy in 2004 vs 2019
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