Katy Perry juggles her demanding career with being a mom to her four-year-old daughter, Daisy Dove, whom she shares with fiancé Orlando Bloom.
The Fireworks singer, 39, is besotted with her daughter and previously admitted that becoming a mother was "the best decision I've ever made" – and it appears she's not stopping at one child.
Baby number two
Katy – who is also stepmom to Orlando's son Flynn, 13, from his marriage to Miranda Kerr – previously admitted that she and Orlando plan to expand their family "in the future."
"I'm a planner," she told People in 2022. "So, we'll see… hopefully in the future."
Motherhood
In the latest episode of Call Her Daddy podcast, Katy said that becoming a mom gave her a new level of respect for her parents.
Talking about growing up following her parents' "very strict version of Christianity," which she described as "a little volatile", Katy said on the September 4 episode: "After having my child – I always respected my mother – but the level of respect for my mother, my parents in general, it just went through the roof."
She jokily added: "Because I was like, 'How did you keep us alive? Without iPads?'"
Katy continued: "I do think my parents, with the tools that they had and their own upbringings, really did the best that they could.
"And my mother, you know, she is a saint. She sacrificed every step of the way. She was the last to sit at the dinner table every single time."
Katy has made no secret of how difficult she has found juggling her career and motherhood.
In a past appearance on Live with Kelly and Ryan in early 2021, Katy explained that taking care of her newborn and the demands of her career had caught her by surprise.
"We started filming American Idol season four after I'd given birth, five weeks later," she said. "And I didn't plan that. But it was like, 'Oh, my God!' It was so intense, you know?"
She continued: "Giving birth, then going back to work and breastfeeding, like – holy crap! This is what women do? Oh my god!"
Katy gave birth during the coronavirus lockdown and admitted it made for a unique parenting experience.
"It was just such an interesting thing having a child during COVID because everything paused besides that," she told People. "I love the experience I'm having with my daughter now."
Support system
Katy and Orlando both have demanding careers, but they have successfully figured out how to balance their jobs with parenthood.
"I have great support," Katy shared. "I have a great sister. I have a wonderful nanny. And Orlando really taps in."
She explained: "We do this funny thing where I go and visit him for a month while he's making a movie and then when he's not making a movie, he kind of takes charge on being number one parent.
"Then I go and do all my business stuff, so we really are just tapping each other in and out."
Birthing experience
Katy and Orlando welcomed their first child together in August 2020 after four years of dating and nearly a year after getting engaged.
Katy had nothing but praise for the actor when she revealed how supportive he was during labor while appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
She said, "It's the best decision I've ever made in my entire life. [Orlando] was such a great support. We had, like, a little boom box. He was there, and he was so wonderful and just holding my hand and looking into my eyes."
She added: "He's been amazing, incredible, and we're so in love and we're so grateful."