Pop superstar Katy Perry has met with one of Melbourne's biggest online sensations - Pesto the penguin. Thousands of fans have turned out to celebrate the iconic AFL Grand Final Parade, where the players of both the Sydney Swans and the Brisbane Lions received a taste of the atmosphere they will experience tomorrow.

Tickets for Katy Perry’s Melbourne dates will be available on Friday, October 4 from 10am local time. That means you’ve got just over a week to get your ducks in a row.

Katy Perry has spilled the activity at the top of her wishlist as she explores Melbourne this week. The singer, who is currently in Victoria ahead of her performance at the 2024 Toyota AFL Grand Final, visited Seven’s Melbourne studio to exclusively announce she was returning to Australia in 2025 to tour.

Between Moo Deng the pygmy hippo and Pesto the giant King Penguin chick, cute and quirky baby animals are all the rage at the moment—and even celebrities are totally obsessed. Katy Perry had the pleasure of meeting Pesto in person while in Melbourne this week,

Pesto the huge king penguin chick has drawn hundreds of visitors to an Australian aquarium, and now the bird can count Katy Perry as one of his biggest fans.