Although Donald Trump’s election left singer and Hillary Clinton enthusiast Katy Perry feeling “vulnerable, confused and frightened like a child,” Perry gushed that it was Clinton who gave her a “new,” “more determined” voice.
According to Cosmopolitan, at the UNICEF Snowflake Ball on Tuesday night, Perry was presented with the Audrey Hepburn Humanitarian Award by none other than surprise guest, her “hero,” Hillary Clinton!
Perry took to Instagram Thursday evening to pour her heart out to Clinton as a result of the “beautiful cloud that was Tuesday night’s @UNICEF Snowflake Ball.” The 32-year-old singer described how after the election, “a blanket of sadness and despair” covered her. She feared “we were not ever going to see the light of justice or fairness.” But, “Hell hath no fury like a woman REBORN,” concluded Perry’s Instagram post.
“Hillary lit a fire inside of me that burns brighter and brighter every day, and that fire will NEVER be put out,” Perry dramatically proclaimed before admiring Clinton’s ability to “rise like the Phoenix she is.”
Despite Perry’s continuing “feelings of despair,” she asserted that she is “MOTIVATED to fight against social injustice and to promote equality and kindness.” Unfortunately, she plans to do this through her “art and influence,” despite protests from her fans to just “shut up and sing.” Lucky us.
Perry had not been silent in her support for Clinton. Pre-election, Perry dressed up as Hillary Clinton for Halloween, posted numerous Instagram posts donning Clinton t-shirts and nail polish, and even stripped down in a “Funny or Die” video for the then presidential candidate. Post-election, Perry, not unlike some of the country, mourned Clinton’s defeat. The day after Trump’s election, the singer blacked out her Twitter profile picture and cover photo.
