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Culture November 1, 2019

Katy Perry spends 35th birthday with 64 friends on a 10-day Egyptian river cruise

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Katy Perry decided to celebrate her 35th birthday in the most dramatic and exciting way possible: a 10-day river cruise in Egypt with 64 of her closest friends.

One party guest, jewelry designer and BFF Markus Molinari, spilled all the details of the star's extravagant bday bash on Instagram. Yes, he completes his tell-all with a serious FOMO-inducing picture slideshow.

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How to build a 🌟powerful bond👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 in 10 days. Get 64 people hand picked by a musical 🎶 goddess @KatyPerry to live on a boat 🛳 down the Nile with only ONE ☝🏻request from from her that each of us step out of our comfort zones and for every meal 🥘 sit with someone different. This would be our birthday gift 🎁 to her. This is my sister. My friend Katy, selfless. Beyond the magnificent gift 🎁 of travel, she gave each of her friends memories of new friendship and a bond that only we will share for the rest of our lives. I’m beyond grateful 💕 to the universe ✨for bringing us 2gather 👯‍♀️in this lifetime and look forward to the many memories with you and our extended family we call friends. I said this to you when you first left me to start your radio tour for I kissed a girl 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩and I’ll say it to you always “You are my legs, never leave me” 🙏🏻Well I will never leave you.💕 Happy Birthday 🎉 Kittles .... PS I don’t really care about a group shot, I just really care about a solo 🎤

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"How to build a powerful bond in 10 days," Molinari reveals in a lengthy caption dotted with various emojis. "Get 64 people hand picked by a musical goddess Katy Perry to live on a boat down the Nile with only ONE request."

The request? "That each of us step out of our comfort zones and for every meal sit with someone different." He added that small gesture was all she wanted for her birthday. Nothing else.

Molinari could hardly contain his gratitude as he thanked the "Harleys in Hawaii" singer for introducing him to a multitude of new friends and allowing him to experience a once-in-a-lifetime trip.

"I’m beyond grateful to the universe for bringing us 2gather in this lifetime and look forward to the many memories with you and our extended family we call friends," he writes before wishing his longtime best friend an enthusiastic and heartfelt "Happy Birthday."