I had always loved her music growing up – I familiarised with her lyrics and the fact she was a rebel who didn’t fit in. You’ve been a backup dancer for some amazing people, who was your favourite to work with?
I haven’t visited in a long while, they’re in a big lockdown at the moment but I’m hoping to go back once I can. Latvia is such a beautiful country though, and oh my god I miss the food! Everything is so natural and organic. As a young child, I went to the National Ballet School which instilled a LOT of tenacity and determination in me: I was doing 40 hours a week at just ten years old, which is insane when I think about it really! I’m very thankful for the structure and self-discipline that it taught me. The Russians and Latvians are very disciplined people. God yes, it was such a different experience – especially from the latter part of my life spent in the States! Looking back, I'm incredibly grateful because it gave me the opportunity to see different cultures, religions, races and an alternative way of life. What was it like growing up in Soviet Latvia? That must have been interesting. It can be difficult to see where Lana ends and CJ begins. We spoke to the star about the power of social media, the Pitch Perfect crew and performing with lifelong idol Pink. “For so long, I was told that I wouldn't be able to do it – that I wasn't sporty or strong enough,” says Perry, and yet here she is, proving all her haters wrong. Raised in Soviet Latvia, the former actress and dancer turned WWE superstar is bringing a whole new level of beauty and butt-kicking athleticism to the sport. “I thought so much of my role would involve being a love interest or an enhancement to a male character,” Perry says, “but I’m actually in there fighting for myself, and it’s wild!” However one look at CJ Perry’s Instagram and we’re convinced otherwise. Like us, your perception of WWE might be one of intense brutality – a sport reserved only for burly Herculean men. Hands up who didn’t always quite make the sofa?
Hands up, who else had an older brother who would WWE choke-slam them onto a nearby sofa, just because he felt like it?
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