Katy Perryknows how to bring the heat on the pickleball court.In a clip from Perry’sAmerican Idolhometown tours, premiering exclusively with PEOPLE, the “California Gurls” singer challenged her fellow judgesLionel RichieandLuke Bryanto a pickleball match.“We’re about to settle this once and for all,” Perry, 39, says in the opening of the clip as Richie and Bryan walk onto a pickleball court. “Whose hometown is the best hometown? Mine.“Then, Perry hands Richie, 74, and Bryan, 47, paddles with her face on them and called her mom, Mary Hudson, to the court.During the game, Perry and her mom schooled their opponents and they grew more and more frustrated.Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Luke Bryan.Eric McCandless/ABC via Getty Images"Lionel, I thought you andKenny Rogersused to play,” Bryan said as Richie added, “I play all the time.“Perry added, “My mom is 75 and she is smacking your butts.“After a few more hits, Perry called the game.“I think it’s obvious who took the game. Bring in the trophy,” she said. “Alright guys, well, I think we should go and find some real talent since that spanking was quite embarrassing. Let’s go to auditions.“Luke Bryan, Mary Hudson, Katy Perry, Lionel Richie.American Idol/YouTubeLast month,PEOPLE caught up with Perryafter her hometown trip and she said Richie and Bryan fit right in.“The best part of bringingIdolto Santa Barbara was being able to share my roots,” Perry said at the time. “From busking at farmers markets for avocados and mangos on the guitar our family friend Patricia Bragg gifted me, to seeing my opera teacher — the sweetest surprise — when we did auditions at Music Academy of the West.“Perhaps the most special part of her trip was showing her fellow judges “how those times made me the person I am today.“On the pickleball match, Perry — who recently announced that this would be her last season on the show — said her mom “loves” hanging with her fellow judges.“It’s so funny because my mom’s been trying to get the family to play pickleball with her for years, and we always resisted, but we gave in a few years ago, and now it’s our Sunday afternoon family activity. Ieven did a charity pickleball tournament— which Mom competed in, of course — for my foundation, Firework Foundation.“American Idolairs Sundays at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
Katy Perryknows how to bring the heat on the pickleball court.
In a clip from Perry’sAmerican Idolhometown tours, premiering exclusively with PEOPLE, the “California Gurls” singer challenged her fellow judgesLionel RichieandLuke Bryanto a pickleball match.
“We’re about to settle this once and for all,” Perry, 39, says in the opening of the clip as Richie and Bryan walk onto a pickleball court. “Whose hometown is the best hometown? Mine.”
Then, Perry hands Richie, 74, and Bryan, 47, paddles with her face on them and called her mom, Mary Hudson, to the court.
During the game, Perry and her mom schooled their opponents and they grew more and more frustrated.
Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Luke Bryan.Eric McCandless/ABC via Getty Images
Eric McCandless/ABC via Getty Images
“Lionel, I thought you andKenny Rogersused to play,” Bryan said as Richie added, “I play all the time.”
Perry added, “My mom is 75 and she is smacking your butts.”
After a few more hits, Perry called the game.
“I think it’s obvious who took the game. Bring in the trophy,” she said. “Alright guys, well, I think we should go and find some real talent since that spanking was quite embarrassing. Let’s go to auditions.”
Luke Bryan, Mary Hudson, Katy Perry, Lionel Richie.American Idol/YouTube
American Idol/YouTube
Last month,PEOPLE caught up with Perryafter her hometown trip and she said Richie and Bryan fit right in.
“The best part of bringingIdolto Santa Barbara was being able to share my roots,” Perry said at the time. “From busking at farmers markets for avocados and mangos on the guitar our family friend Patricia Bragg gifted me, to seeing my opera teacher — the sweetest surprise — when we did auditions at Music Academy of the West.”
Perhaps the most special part of her trip was showing her fellow judges “how those times made me the person I am today.”
On the pickleball match, Perry — who recently announced that this would be her last season on the show — said her mom “loves” hanging with her fellow judges.
“It’s so funny because my mom’s been trying to get the family to play pickleball with her for years, and we always resisted, but we gave in a few years ago, and now it’s our Sunday afternoon family activity. Ieven did a charity pickleball tournament— which Mom competed in, of course — for my foundation, Firework Foundation.”
American Idolairs Sundays at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
source: people.com
