Katy Perry wants lots of kids, not lots of pain

Katy Perry just celebrated the one-year anniversary of her marriage to British comedian Russell Brand, and she?s definitely thinking of expanding their family.

?Do you want to have a family? Is that something that you all talk about ? that you want to have children?? Ellen DeGeneres asked Katy as she sat down for an interview for Friday?s ?The Ellen DeGeneres Show.?

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?Yeah, I would love to have children,? Katy replied. ?I think that?s one of the reasons you get married, especially to the person that you marry. You think, ?That person is going to be a good partner, a good parent.??

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Katy said, however, she?s not quite ready to become a mother just yet.

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?I?m not sure it?s yet,? she added. ?We?ll see, ya know??

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When Ellen asked if Katy wants ?a lot of kids,? the ?Teenage Dream? singer said she just might.

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?If it doesn?t hurt the first time ... I?ll keep popping them out,? she said.

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In related Katy news, the singer announced that on Nov. 23, she?ll be performing a free concert at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, to wrap up her ?California Dreams? tour.

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?I want to finish it off by renting out Staples (Center) myself and giving a free concert to anyone in the world that wants to come to the ?California Dreams? tour as my last show,? she said.

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