First Published: December 9, 2013 3:00 PM EST Credit: Marie Claire
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Katy Perry isn’t shying away from discussing her love life – both past and present.
The singer addressed her divorce with actor Russell Brand in a new interview with Marie Claire magazine, which features her on the January 2014 cover.
“There were two weeks of my life after I found out the truth of my marriage where I was like, ‘OK. All right. I can’t feel this. This is too intense right now.’ I was, like, just eating Flamin’ Hot Cheetos and drinking, and that’s it,” she told the mag.
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The two finalized their divorce in 2012, but Katy said she still practices Transcendental Meditation, telling the mag it was, “the best thing I got out of my previous relationship.”
The singer also opened up about her relationship with John Mayer.
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“I took a break from my boyfriend, not one that I wanted. It was like a splash of cold water to search inward on what was going on with me. That is what let me to this new awakening, this realizing, if I don’t do some self-love, I’m not going to be able to keep the love that I want,” she said. “I still needed to deal with all of my ex-husband stuff. I hadn’t. It’s almost like if I kept talking about it, it would seem like I actually cared about it. I don’t.”
Katy raved about John to the mag.
“He’s just a fantastic partner. I’ve been a fan of his for such a long time. He’s got a brilliant, brilliant mind. It’s a rad, mature relationship,” she said.
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