Katy Perry: My mum flirts with Russell!

Singer Katy Perry gave a performance in Times Square to promote the new 2011 VW Jetta in New York City, NY on June 15, 2010.  Fame Pictures, Inc

Katy Perry doesn’t mind being inappropriate with her fiancĂ©, Russell Brand. But as it turns out, that’s a trait that runs in the Perry household.

Her mum also likes to get a bit inappropriate with the comedian. For her part, Perry isn’t sure how much she likes it.

“They really didn’t know about him. They give people the benefit of the doubt and it’s up to the person to mess it up,” she told Glamour UK of her parents.

Eventually they did warm up to him, perhaps a bit too much for her liking. “He’s very charming with them and he has an on-going e-mail love with my mom and she loves it,” the Teenage Dream singer explained. “She flirts with him, which is totally inappropriate, and I tell him to stop.”