Katy Perry and John Mayer might appear to be blissfully in love but before they crossed paths, the songstress was devastated because of her split with then husband Russell Brand. Just 14 months after their marriage, the 'Roar' singer received one of the most painful text messages of her life: Brand wanted a divorce.

After the split, Perry stayed in bed for 2 weeks. Nonetheless, she was able to pull through by further taking care of herself. Apart from having a complete detox, she used comedy series 'Absolutely Fabulous' as her form of distraction. Even Katy Perry and John Mayer's relationship had a crucial start because of her struggle for recovery.

"You know I did a lot of different things. I surrounded myself with my good friends, I did this whole cleanse where I didn't have any of the alcohol for three months - that was devastating -I did vitamins and supplements, and hikes and meditation and prayer," claims Perry in her 'Alan Carr: Chatty Man' interview.

Fans also cannot help but notice how heartfelt her latest album 'Prism' is. For Perry, her newest singles helped her in assessing herself during such dark time of her life: "It's a record of me going inside, and a lot of self reflection and figuring out like, where can I make areas of  myself better, or what responsibility can I take?"

She also admits that her confidence has been threatened by her divorce from the British comedian:  "Yeah it's fun to laugh at it now, it wasn't fun to laugh  at it then. You know, I was going through a period where a lot of negative thoughts were entering my mind, obviously they did not succeed, but I had my confidence kind of beaten down."

With Perry's successful recovery from her heartbreak, will wedding bells soon ring for her and John Mayer?