Katy Perry pulled out all the stops to dress up as Tinkerbell for the Disney Night episode Sunday on American Idol.
The 36-year-old pop star embraced the theme with a blonde updo, matching eyebrows, wings and a wand, sprinkling her comments to contestants with numerous Disney allusions.
‘You are a permanent princess; you will never turn back into a pumpkin,’ she told Alyssa Wray 19, also reminding Willie Spence, 21, that he was no longer a ‘Lost Boy.’
At one point, Katy pulled out a surprise from behind the judges’ table, throwing a fistful of sparkly confetti from her green purse in honor of Chayce Beckham, 24.
‘I think all you need is faith, trust and a little pixie dust!’ she told the diffident contestant.
Disney Night is a favorite of the 13-time Grammy nominee, who in past seasons has dressed up as Snow White, Ursula from The Little Mermaid, and Dumbo’s mother for the show.
Show host Ryan Seacrest, 46, revealed that next week will see the music of Coldplay featured as part of Coldplay Week.
Lead singer Chris Martin, 44, also will mentor contestants and the band will debut its song Higher Power.
This week’s remaining singers went into Disney Week knowing that by show’s end they’d be cut from 10 to seven.
Arthur Gunn, 23, from Wichita, Kansas, was first announced as the season 18 contestant who’d return to compete after fans voted last week.
He managed to survive re-entry unscathed, but Alyssa, Deshawn Goncalves, 20, and Cᴀssandra Coleman, 24, were all sent home.
The show opened with everyone but Arthur at Walt Disney World in Orlando, where they visited four parks with their family members.
While there, they were mentored by former Full House star John Stamos, 57, a Beach Boys drummer and Broadway performer who’d been in ABC’s The Little Mermaid Live! production.
Once back in Los Angeles, they joined Disney Channel star Sofia Carson, 28, at the Dolby Theatre to perform A Whole New World, from Aladdin.
Oscar winner Jon Batiste, 34, also stopped by the show to revisit his hit It’s Alright (Why You Gotta), from last year’s animated film Soul.
High schooler Caleb Kennedy, 16, from Roebuck, South Carolina, was the first to compete and rocked out on Real Gone from Cars.
The judges were impressed by his enthusiasm, with Katy praising his ‘infectious’ energy and cracking, ‘I think this thing is really Peter Pan-ing out for you!’
Willie Spence, 21, from Douglas, Georgia, was next, doing Circle Of Life from Lion King as a tribute to his late grandfather, who’d recently died of COVID-19.
‘You just have the magic,’ said Luke Bryan, 44, pointing out that someone screamed while Willie sang. ‘Get ready—you’ll be hearing that the rest of your life.’
