If you thought your middle school scrapbook was a little too intense, wait until you hear what was sitting in Katy Perry’s vintage handbag. In a move that sounds like it was ripped straight from a supernatural thriller, the ‘Teenage Dream’ singer once admitted to keeping locks of hair from Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus.
The Grammy Secret
The year was 2009, and the music industry’s biggest stars were packed into the Staples Center for the Grammys. According to Perry, she shared a dressing room with Swift and Cyrus. Instead of just swapping lipstick tips or tour stories, Perry asked for a permanent souvenir. She literally asked both stars for a lock of their hair, tied them with little bows, and tucked them into her purse.
‘I put little bows on them individually and put them in my purse. And that was my little secret,’ Perry told fans during a Q&A session. While some might call it a friendship bracelet alternative, the internet has never quite let her live it down. It’s the kind of high-key eccentric behavior that only works when you’re a multi-platinum pop star.
Hollywood’s Hall of Weird
Perry isn’t the only A-lister with a penchant for the peculiar. The world of celebrity is built on quirks that make us mere mortals do a double-take. Whether it’s Megan Fox’s belief in leprechauns or the legendary stories of stars following diets that involve nothing but baby food, the line between ‘artistic genius’ and ‘just plain weird’ is paper-thin.
Take Kesha, for example, who once claimed she was haunted by a ghost in a very intimate way. Or consider the long-standing rumors of stars who refuse to stay in hotel rooms unless they’ve been scrubbed with specific essential oils to ward off bad energy. These stories don’t just fill tabloids; they remind us that when you have millions of dollars and a team of assistants, your personal eccentricities tend to grow along with your bank account.
Why We’re Obsessed
We live for these tidbits because they break the polished veneer of the Hollywood PR machine. In an era of curated Instagram grids and scripted TikToks, a star admitting they carry around a rival’s DNA is the kind of raw, unhinged energy fans actually crave. It’s messy, it’s strange, and it’s exactly why we keep clicking. These moments humanize the untouchable, even if that ‘human’ element involves a collection of hair in a Chanel bag.
