Mary Hudson

About

Pentecostal pastor and public speaker, best known as the mother of pop star, Katy Perry. There has been renewed attention on her and her husband and fellow pastor, Keith, in April 2025, when Katy launched into space. She has over 10,000 followers on Instagram, where she posts under the handle maryarises.

Before Fame

She met her husband, Keith, while she was a radio news director and freelance journalist and married him in Las Vegas in 1979. They then set up their own church in Santa Barbara, and have dedicated their lives to travelling the globe sharing their faith. In 2021, she and Keith were under scrutiny for their charity spending habits when it was revealed that 96 per cent of donations to their charity, Keith Hudson Ministries, actually went towards expenses like lavish Marriott Hotel retreats, flights, meals and cars.

Trivia

She isn't just a pastor and mom to Katy Perry: according to her Instagram profile, she's also an author and speaker who's dedicated to "raising up bold women to think outside the box".  She is running for a seat on the Republican Party's Central Committee in Santa Barbara County, California. 

Family Life

She is married to Keith Hudson and has three children: David Hudson, Angela Hudson and Katy Perry, who got her stage last name from her maiden name, which is Perry.  

Associated With

She is the mother of Katy Perry.