Pregnant Katy Perry ‘goes into lockdown’ in her Sydney hotel and cancels all press interviews as a safety precaution due to a ‘coronavirus scare’
- Katy flew into Sydney after a performance in rural Victoria on Wednesday night
- She was reportedly scheduled to do press interviews on Thursday but cancelled
- A source said there was a ‘coronavirus scare’ among record label publicity staff – but this hasn’t been confirmed
- The singer, who is pregnant with her first child, ‘didn’t leave her hotel all day’
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Katy Perry is reportedly ‘in lockdown’ in her Sydney hotel as a safety precaution as coronavirus anxiety grips Australia.
The American singer, 35, is believed to have flown into the city after performing a bushfire relief concert in rural Victoria on Wednesday night.
Katy, who is expecting her first child with fiancé Orlando Bloom, was apparently scheduled to do press interviews on Thursday, but cancelled as a safety precaution.
Health fears: Katy Perry is reportedly ‘in lockdown’ in her Sydney hotel as a safety precaution as coronavirus anxiety grips Australia. Pictured in Euroa, Victoria, on Wednesday
A source told Daily Mail Australia the decision to cancel her press commitments was made after a ‘coronavirus scare’ among record label publicity staff – but this hasn’t been confirmed.
A celebrity photographer, who asked to remain anonymous, also said that Katy didn’t leave her hotel all day on Thursday.
Despite this claim, she did upload an Instagram Story post about 4pm (AEST) from Circular Quay that showed the word ‘WASH’ written in the sky.
She captioned it: ‘RN [right now] in Sydney.’
However, it’s unclear if she took the picture herself as the sky-written message ‘WASH HANDS’ was widely photographed by Sydneysiders on Thursday.
Arrival: She is believed to have flown into the city after performing a bushfire relief concert in rural Victoria on Wednesday night. During that performance, she was gifted roll of toilet paper wrapped in a red bow by a fan – a joke about the toilet paper buying craze among Australians
Safety first: Katy, who is expecting her first child with fiancé Orlando Bloom, was apparently scheduled to do press interviews on Thursday, but cancelled as a safety precaution
Katy hasn’t been pictured in Australia since the FIGHT ON bushfire recovery concert in Bright, Victoria, on Wednesday.
During that performance, she was gifted roll of toilet paper wrapped in a red bow by a fan – a joke about the toilet paper buying craze among Australians.
She had done a round of media interviews in Melbourne earlier this week, appearing on The Project, Hughesy & Ed and Fifi, Fev and Byron.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Katy Perry’s representatives for comment.
More to come.
Claims: A source told Daily Mail Australia the decision to cancel her press commitments was made after a ‘coronavirus scare’ among record label publicity staff – but this hasn’t been confirmed. Pictured with firefighters in Bright, Victoria, on Wednesday
Holed up? A paparazzo said that Katy didn’t leave her hotel all day on Thursday. Despite this claim, she did upload this Instagram Story post about 4pm (AEST) from Circular Quay that showed the word ‘WASH’ written in the sky – but it’s unclear if she took the picture herself