Katy Perry: I need to let my heart heal

Los Angeles – Katy Perry is taking a break from showbiz.

The 27-year-old singer reportedly wants to step back from her career and take time to properly recover from to Russell Brand last year.

According to the Daily Mirror newspaper, she said: “I need to let my heart heal.”

Katy spent much of her 14-month marriage on her world tour and has hinted that her career was one of the causes for the split.

She said: “For a modern woman, it is important to be supported and that there is equality in every aspect.”

‘I could not buy this lesson’

Katy – who is now dating Florence + the Machine guitarist Dan Aykroyd – recently insisted she doesn’t regret her failed relationship with Russell, 37.

She said: “Everybody asks me if I regret something, they ask me if it’s going to be that one moment [her marriage].

“Actually it’s really a lesson learned and it’s super valuable, I could not buy this lesson.

“And I apply it to my life, I learn and a lot of the time, I get really good material for my songs.”

The brunette beauty was unsure if she wanted to open up about her marital troubles in her upcoming documentary film Katy Perry: Part of Me but ultimately wanted to be honest about her life.

She said: “The whole movie is about overcoming obstacles, overcoming my family, my set of rules and belief systems.”