Katy Perry prepares to brave first public appearance since 'devastating' split from Russell Brand
By Laura Schreffler
Last updated at 2:22 AM on 5th January 2012
It's been less than a week since her husband filed for divorce, but Katy Perry still plans on putting on a brave face and facing the music, as it were.
The 27-year-old singer is slated to make her first public appearance since Russell Brand announced the couple's marriage was over last Friday.
The pop star is still planning on attending the People's choice Awards on January 11.
Brave girl: Katy Perry, photographed here in December, is set to make her first public appearance since splitting from Russell Brand next Wednesday
Post-split: Russell looked sad yesterday as he walked about central London
She is up for seven awards, including Favourite Female Artist, Favourite Pop Artist and Song of the Year for E.T.
The I Kissed A Girl singer hasn't spoken about her split, which occurred over the holidays, but she is expected to make many public appearances in the upcoming months.
She is also meant to attend the Grammy's on February 12, where she has been nominated for Record of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance of the Year.
The brunette bombshell is incredibly brave for attempting to confront her pain, given how raw she must be feeling at the moment.
According to Us Weekly, she and Brand, 36, were on a break over the holidays, and he blindsided her by filing for divorce.
'The plan was for Katy and Russell to have the holidays apart, then see if they wanted to go through with a separation,' a source told the magazine.
The big news: Katy heard that Russell had filed for divorce while she was on holiday in Hawaii last week
He spent Christmas in the U.K., while she vacationed with friends in Kauai, Hawaii.
Instead, the singer was shocked to find a flurry of emails and phone calls announcing that her husband of 14 months had gone behind her back and reneged on their agreement.
He filed papers on December 30 citing irreconcilable differences.
He released a statement reading: 'Sadly, Katy and I are ending our marriage. I'll always adore her and I know we'll remain friends.'
That may not be the case, as a family friend tells the magazine that 'Katy is devastated. She was brought up with the belief marriage is forever and feels she failed.'
Signs of a split: The couple looked awkward back in December at a benefit in Los Angeles
The failure was not her fault alone: the two were reportedly a bad match.
The singer was too wholesome for the British comedian, who not only has a dark side, but has been to rehab for sex addiction, as well.
The insider says: 'There's a difference between the real Katy and the Katy she puts on. In her heart, she's a good Christian girl.'
'Russell didn't like the real Katy the more he got to know her.'
She also wasn't ready to start a family because of their 10 year age difference, which reportedly infuriated her husband.
'Russell feels there's no point being married if you don't have kids,' the friend said.
Far more physical: The duo were much more tactile back in January of 2010 at a pre-Grammy party
However, People magazine reports that friends of the couple are 'shocked' by the split.
Said one pal: 'I was really surprised that Russell filed for divorce so quickly - especially at Christmastime.'
'I thought they would be together for a long time. Maybe not forever - but definitely not 14 months.'
Additionally, he didn't care for her friends, including fellow pop singer Rihanna.
It is, ironically, Rihanna who is meant to be helping her pal heal: the two are supposedly about to take a quick girls trip to Mexico together.
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