Katy Perry Joins PEPPA PIG to Celebrate Show’s 20th Anniversary
By Movieguide® Contributor
Pop singer Katy Perry will join PEPPA PIG for a special episode celebrating the show’s twentieth anniversary.
According to Deadline, “Perry’s performance will feature in an episode for the three-part Peppa Pig Wedding Party Special, which is set to premiere in spring 2024. The series, which initially launched in May 2004, airs on Nickelodeon and Paramount+ in the U.S.”
Perry completed the episode before the SAG-AFTRA strike began, the Hollywood Reporter added.
“We’re incredibly thrilled to have such an A-list talent join the family-fun adventures in PEPPA PIG. As a loving parent and fan of Peppa herself, Katy Perry is a perfect fit to voice the character of Ms. Leopard,” President of Hasbro Entertainment, Olivier Dumont, said in a statement.
“Reaching this brand milestone of two decades and being able to work with outstanding talent like Katy is a testament to the worldwide success of PEPPA PIG and her ability to deliver entertainment no fans will want to miss,” he continued.
“This is just one of the many exciting projects we have in the pipeline for fans and families to commemorate PEPPA PIGS’s 20th anniversary in 2024, such as live events and attractions, products and partnerships, Peppa parties all over the world and much more. Everyone’s invited to our year-long celebration,” his statement concluded.
The official PEPPA PIG Instagram account released the news Wednesday morning: “We’re SO excited to announce that @katyperry is the voice of the new character, Ms. Leopard in a Peppa Pig special, next year!”
“Ms. Leopard is a dress maker who will help prepare the wedding of Mr. Bull and Mrs. Cow,” Clutch Points reported. “This isn’t Perry’s first turn in the voice-acting world. She made her film debut voicing Smurfette in the 2011 live-action Smurfs film. She’d reprise the role in the 2013 sequel. Additionally, Perry voiced herself in THE SIMPSONS.”
Movieguide® previously reported on Perry’s motherhood journey:
Nearly six months ago, award-winning singer Katy Perry and actor Orlando Bloom welcomed their first daughter, Daisy Dove Bloom. According to Perry, parenthood has already impacted their lives as she prioritizes Daisy.
“She changed my life and still continues to change my life,” Perry reflected in an Instagram story. “I think that you realize that when you become a mother… you just have to focus on being a mom. And it’s not because you don’t love other people, it’s not because of anything besides you just want to be a great mom.”
Perry noted that her relationship with her daughter has become even more important to her than her successful music career.
“So a lot of stuff falls away when you become a mom and it is the best job in the world,” Perry said. “I highly recommend it when you’re ready.”
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