Katy Perry won't stop ordering from viral Perth restaurant
With a list of high-profile customers that includes Lizzo, Ed Sheeran, and Luc Longley, viral Perth Bahn mi shop Le Vietnam can now add Katy Perry to its wall of fame.
Owner DJ Lee told PerthNow the pop star's hairstylist Andrew Ly had visited his shop on Friday, and was so impressed that he returned to collect a mixed platter for Perry's team on Monday.
'I randomly stumbled into @LeVietnamcafe in Perth, and this has got to be the best Bahn mi I've ever had — hands down,' the stylist said in a post to social media. Katy Perry's hairstylist raves about Le Vietnam. Credit: Andrew Ly
As for Perry's reaction, the owner was told by Mr Ly that his take on the Vietnamese speciality was 'the best ever she's had, so balanced and done superbly, and she's had many across the globe.'
Le Vietnam has become a go-to Perth spot for visiting stars, even claiming on social media the shop's Barrack Street dwelling is 'where celebs come thru for Bahn mi.' DJ Lee's wife Emily prepared Katy Perry's order on Monday, Credit: DJ Lee
Perry has been accompanied by actor husband Orlando Bloom and their young daughter Daisy while in Perth.
The loyal customers even made another original order on Tuesday, with Mr Ly telling staff that his team were 'recovering from a big night' — Perry's second show in Perth.
DJ Lee is expecting one final order to be made by the pop star before she departs Perth for Adelaide to close out her tour Australian leg of The Lifetimes Tour.
Her loyal hairstylist has worked with the likes of Kim Petras, SZA, and Lucy Liu, and has been a long-time collaborator of the Roar singer through his involvement various magazine shoots and red carpet events.
However, perhaps Mr Ly's most proud work would be as part of the 'glam team' for Perry's mission to outer space in her controversial Blue Origin voyage. Andrew Ly is Katy Perry's hairstylist. Credit: Andrew Ly/IG / IG
'It's such an honour to have been invited as the first glam team (definitely not the last!) by Katy Perry for this truly historic moment — a celebration of women of all ages, backgrounds, and everyone in between, reminding us all to dream bigger than the universe and never let anyone dim our light or ambition,' he said, in part, about the experience.
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