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Debbie Gibson's new role: playing Katy Perry's mom

Debbie Gibson is returning to the tour circuit alongside Tiffany, but before hitting the road, Gibson teamed up with another pop icon -- Katy Perry. Gibson appears in Perry's video for "Last Friday Night," and she actually plays Perry's mom."I got an email from the casting director asking me to do it and I was like sign me up! And then coincidentally, I just did a cameo in the 'Rock of Ages' movie
Debbie Gibson at an event in New York in June.
Debbie Gibson at an event in New York in June.Peter Kramer / AP file / Today

Debbie Gibson is returning to the tour circuit alongside Tiffany, but before hitting the road, Gibson teamed up with another pop icon -- Katy Perry. Gibson appears in Perry's video for "Last Friday Night," and she actually plays Perry's mom.

"I got an email from the casting director asking me to do it and I was like sign me up! And then coincidentally, I just did a cameo in the 'Rock of Ages' movie with Russell Brand and I was like, 'Oh my God, I just played your wife’s mother!' But Katy’s great," Gibson told Parade magazine. "She would flip in and out of being a businesswoman and an artist and just a young girl having fun. She seems to have a great sense of dividing and switching roles, which is very tricky. I was very impressed watching her do that."

Gibson came to fame in the 1980s, and she said that she's grateful that she did rise to popularity in a time when being a young recording artist was simpler. "There’s never a private moment for a young star now. I think teens today are growing up quicker and there is much more access to them from the media. That can be a psychological trip for teen stars, and I feel for them. I’m glad that stuff wasn’t around when I was growing up."

You can read her entire interview here