they know i've been in trouble with the police. the ridiculous things i've said and done. there's no more skeletons in my closet. >> katy, i've met her, lovely, feisty, funny girl. her mother, i imagine, must have had some concern about you and her hitching up. just -- the moment it happened exploded you into this celebrity stratosphere here. then slowly all the stories came out from your past. was she worried, katy's mom? >> i suppose her mother and father are christians and i suppose one of the key tenets of christianity is forgiveness and they've certainly practiced that with me. they've also been very, very open with me. and very loving. i was nervous meeting them. her father is like, literally, a preacher. i thought this is going to go down well. >> not easy bedfellows. >> you wouldn't have thought bedfellows at all. you thought that would be precluded. but, like, it turns out that we're very comfortable under the same comforter.