The 'Roar' hitmaker wed the funnyman in 2010 and Perry reveals Brand was eager to start a family even though she made it clear that she wasn't emotionally ready to become a mother.
"I think it was a way of control. I think it was part of, if I have a kid, then I would have to sacrifice - I'd have to be at home more. I really wanted to have children, but I knew I wasn't ready for it. It wasn't like, 'Hey, let's have a kid because we're in love'," Perry told Marie Claire magazine.
"I'm definitely not there yet, and I can't plan that far in advance. When I decide to have a family, I'll just want to be mum for a little bit.
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