Katy Perry has paid tribute to her longtime hairstylist Jesus Guerrero

She said online: "You always made every room so warm and welcome.

"There was no problem too big to solve and one of your many talents was effortlessly reminding women around the world of our Goddess nature with even just a simple blowout."

Katy also shared a quote reflecting on grief, writing: "'Grief, I've learned, is really just love. It's all the love you want to give, but cannot. All that unspent love gathers up in the corners of your eyes, the lump in your throat, and in that hollow part of your chest. Grief is just love with no place to go.'"

She ended her tribute with a personal message: "Jesus, you effervescent soul you, you better be giving the other Jesus a choppy feather or an octopus cut up there lol... till we meet again, I love you Chuy."

Jesus, a Los Angeles-based stylist who had worked with high-profile celebrities, passed away last weekend, his sister Gris Guerrero confirmed.

She launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise funds to transport his body to his hometown of Houston.

Gris said on the fundraising page: "It is with a heavy heart that we let the world know that Jesus Guerrero has gone to heaven.

"He is a son, a brother, an uncle, an artist, a friend, and so much more ... Unfortunately, his passing came very suddenly and unexpectedly."

Sources told TMZ Kylie Jenner, 27, who had worked closely with Jesus, would cover the expenses for his funeral and assist his family in transporting his body to Texas.

Kylie reportedly learned of Jesus' passing last Saturday morning and spent most of Sunday with his family, offering support and financial assistance.

Gris also told Us Weekly Jesus had been unwell in the days before his death, adding about his passing: "It all happened suddenly, and no one knows why."

She added her brother had been in a US hospital at the time of his death, saying: "That's part of why there are so many unanswered questions because nothing they had done was able to prevent this from happening."

Jesus had recently travelled to Dubai with Jennifer Lopez and had worked with famous faces including Selena Gomez, Kim Kardashian and Khloé Kardashian.