Katy Perry received a pep talk from God before her Super Bowl performance

Singer Katy Perry believes she received a “word from god”, which boosted her confidence while performing at the Super Bowl half-time show.

The 30-year-old, whose parents are Christian pastors, is convinced that her Super Bowl performance was successful because of her prayers.

Perry, who entered the University of Phoenix stadium astride a giant puppet lion, said: “I was praying and I got a word from God and he says, 'You got this and I got you.'

“And then I was on top of the lion and a random guy looked at me with a headset that I'd never communicated with before, he looked me straight in the eyes and said 'You got this.' And I was like, 'Oh, that's god confirming I can do this!'“