Katy Perry blasted for taking her trip to space 'too far' with C3P0-inspired tour costume

Daily Mail​

28-04-2025

Katy Perry showed off her new C3P0-inspired Lifetime Tour costume on Saturday after suffering severe backlash for being a glorified space tourist during Blue Origin 's New Shepard NS-31 mission.
The 40-year-old pop star enlisted three-time Emmy-winning costume designer Zaldy to construct the cyborg suit, which shielded her modesty with flesh-colored fishnet beneath the sci-fi get-up.
Katy (born Katheryn Hudson) flaunted her suspiciously slimmed-down 5ft8in figure in the ornate creation featuring metallic-looking hinged panels and wiring on the arms, bust, panties, and legs.
Hairstylist Andrew Ly created Perry's Anora-themed, tinsel-filled wig and make-up artist Alexandra French fully contoured her complexion.
The 13-time Grammy nominee - who boasts 436.5M social media followers - captioned her X video: 'Introducing KP143.'
The moniker was created using Katy's initials followed by 143, the name of her dismally-reviewed seventh studio album featuring the tone-deaf feminist anthem, Woman's World.
The storyline for Perry's tour evidently involves her portraying the half-human, half-robot video game character, who battles an 'all-powerful AI called the Mainframe.'
In fan-uploaded footage of the concert, the former American Idol judge even wields a double-bladed lightsaber just like Star Wars baddie Darth Maul to fight stuntmen and a massive tube puppet.
'It's really about believing in yourself and leading with love,' Katy explained of her concept to the Associated Press on April 18.
'Those are always my messages, no matter how I wrap it or whatever tour I bring. It's love and empowerment. When I can lead by example, it just ripples.'
Over on X, the reaction to the costume was strong with user @notoriousalerts tweeting: 'You're taking that whole fake space trip you did a little too far. Go back to singling about lollipops and tan skin.'
X user @IceeBurp sarcastically commented: 'Did you pick that uniform up in astronaut training?'
'[You] go to space once and suddenly you're a sci-fi fever dream,' X user @ChrissieMayr quipped.
X user @JimCorn1776 agreed: 'That just screams out "former astronaut."'
'Is this what happens after you go to space and back?' X user @Freedom2Fart tweeted.
'Can you please go back to space?' X user @PurdyFinances asked. 'And just stay there?'
The storyline for Perry's tour evidently involves her portraying the half-human, half-robot video game character, who battles an 'all-powerful AI called the Mainframe' (pictured last Wednesday)
In fan-uploaded footage of the concert, the former American Idol judge even wields a double-bladed lightsaber just like Star Wars baddie Darth Maul to fight stuntmen and a massive tube puppet
Over on X, the reaction to the costume was strong with user @notoriousalerts tweeting: 'You're taking that whole fake space trip you did a little too far. Go back to singling about lollipops and tan skin'
X user @IceeBurp sarcastically commented: 'Did you pick that uniform up in astronaut training?'
'[You] go to space once and suddenly you're a sci-fi fever dream,' X user @ChrissieMayr quipped
X user @JimCorn1776 agreed: 'That just screams out "former astronaut"'
'Is this what happens after you go to space and back?' X user @Freedom2Fart tweeted
'Can you please go back to space?' X user @PurdyFinances asked. 'And just stay there?'
X user @RockNRollChef scoffed: 'What's the phrase... Jumped the shark? I'm sure the plan was a triumphant trip into space, and then afterwards everyone so impressed with her space-looking suit but... not so much'
On April 14, Katy enjoyed an 11-minute 'joyride for the super-rich' during which she experienced three-four minutes of weightlessness at the Kármán line (62 miles above Earth)
'What's the phrase... Jumped the shark?' X user @RockNRollChef scoffed.
'I'm sure the plan was a triumphant trip into space, and then afterwards everyone so impressed with her space-looking suit but... not so much.'
Perry - who's recovering from 'a flu-cold thing' - is next scheduled to bring her 84-date The Lifetimes Tour to Mexico's Arena Monterrey for a two-night stand this Monday and Tuesday.
On April 14, the Kamala Harris supporter enjoyed an 11-minute 'joyride for the super-rich' during which she experienced three-four minutes of weightlessness at the Kármán line (62 miles above Earth).
The six-person all-female crew also included NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, bioastronautics research scientist Amanda Nguyen, CBS Mornings host Gayle King, film producer Kerianne Flynn, and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos' fiancée Lauren Sánchez.
Blue Origin spokesperson Bill Kircos told CNN that 'some passengers' flew 'free of charge' while others shelled out the refundable deposit of $150K normally required to start the process of reserving a seat.
Katy was supported on the ground in West Texas by her fiancé of six years, Orlando Bloom, and their four-year-old daughter Daisy Dove Bloom making her public debut.