Kate Garry Hudson was 5 years old when Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson was born in 1984.
And while her 2001 Christian debut album was called Katy Hudson, the artist decided that using her mom’s maiden name and going by Katy Perry instead was the move.
Not least because Kate Hudson was more than Almost Famous by then.
“I created this wonderful character called Katy Perry that I very much am, and can step into all the time, but I created that character out of protection,” the “Firework” singer…