Entertainment news was a flutter with the announcement of the Orlando Bloom Katy Perry pregnancy. The news was officially confirmed when Perry revealed it on Twitter.
Does this stunning announcement come at a good time for the couple, though?
Strife in the relationship?
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom will be expecting their first child in the wake of her announcement to fans on Twitter in the wake of her Never Worn White music video.
However, in a recent talk show, the Pop Star also said that her relationship with the Pirates of the Caribbean actor can be trying.
‘I have consciously or unconsciously picked a partner that makes sure I keep evolving into the best version of myself.
‘There’s a lot of friction between my partner and I; but that friction breeds something beautiful, it can breed a lot of light.’
‘It’s just one of those relationships. I don’t know about anyone else who’s listening what kind of relationships they’ve had – and I’ve had many – but it’s like we basically, we get down to the mat and come back up every time.’
The relationship
Bloom and Perry were first spotted at some items in January 2016 at the Golden Globe After Party. Between them, they were indirectly turning up at the same high profile events throughout the 2016 calendar year, including Coachella and Cannes.
It was at Cannes that they went public on their own terms via Instagram, aided in part by the fact that photographers were advised not to photograph the pair.
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That led to the snapshot above, from a Cannes hotel, with the caption “we cannes’t”
They were engaged on Valentine’s Day 2019, but there doesn’t seem to be much rush toward walking down the aisle. Along the way, the pair has had some on-again, off-again moments that have inspired speculation of its long-term viability.
- In one particular off-again episode, Perry did a YouTube live stream to promote a new music video. During the stream, she ranked all her ex on in-bed performance
- For those wondering, Bloom did not rank first: those honours went to John Mayer.
- The pair finally made it back to on-again status in 2018, as Perry confirmed Bloom as her fella on Instagram.
By 2017, spokespeople for both Bloom and Perry told Entertainment Tonight:
“Before rumors (sic) or falsifications get out of hand, we can confirm that Orlando and Katy are taking respectful, loving space at this time.”
Yet Perry has spoken glowingly of Bloom as well. She has since told Vogue India:
“Orlando is like a sage. When we first met, he said we would pull the poison out of each other, and we really do.”
“It’s exhausting, but we really hold each other accountable. I’ve never had a partner who was willing to go on an emotional and spiritual journey like Orlando. It’s challenging because you’re facing all the things you don’t like about yourself. It’s like a never-ending cleanse.”
How did he propose?
So we know for certain that Orlando Bloom popped the question over a year ago on Valentine’s Day. Some other things we’ll learn about the couple in studying the Bloom-Perry engagement.
- Katy enjoys pasta, especially on a day off.
- Something big will happen when Orlando shaves and upgrades from tennis shoes.
- A dream helicopter ride ends in an unknown building with friends, family and flowers.
We’ll let Katy explain it:
“I just remember meeting him at dinner at this place, this Italian restaurant, because when I get a pass, I just want to stuff my face with pasta. So I get there and, I mean, he’s like clean-shaven. He’s not wearing tennis shoes.
“I’m like, ‘Ah s… something is going down!’ We were ordering everything and I was like, ‘Who is this person?!’ I got on a helicopter and he asked me to marry him, and then we landed on this building and then went downstairs and my family and friends were there and the most flowers you’ve ever seen.”
Nice work, Orlando.
The announcement itself
Formerly attached to comedian/actor Russell Brand, Perry and Bloom are expecting their first child. After the news of the pregnancy broke, Perry admits she was overwhelmed by the support from her fans. As she wrote on Twitter, Perry shared her appreciation for their good feeling:
‘love u guys so much. was a bit nervous about sharing something so personal like the song n the bump n I hv never gotten this much love n support, it’s overwhelmingly lovely. thank u.’
Bloom is also being forthright with his own social media fans, Instagramming his delight at becoming a dad again.
Bloom, previously married to Miranda Kerr, is also father to nine-year-old Flynn.
What does this mean for the Orlando Bloom-Katy Perry wedding?
Some may speculate that the bump and impending birth of the Bloomerry’s first child will delay the proposed wedding. It’s merely speculation, as reported in Hollywood Life. It seems the Orlando Bloom Katy Perry wedding will come together on agreeable terms.
“They are planning something really special and the timing didn’t work out at this moment in terms of the venue.
“They really want to make their wedding day incredible and they don’t want to rush the planning and possibly miss out on the little details.”
A major factor is that the 2009 marriage of Perry and Brand was showy, whereas Bloom is not inclined to any sort of “dig me” thinking. Says one insider:
“Katy’s wedding to Orlando will be the complete opposite of what she had with Russell and that is exactly how she wants it. She is much more mature now and so is her relationship — and the man she is marrying.”
“Orlando is not the ‘look at me’ type, so having a big flashy wedding like she had with Russell is just out of the question and Katy is very glad about that because it’s not at all who she is either. She really isn’t thinking a lot about her first wedding though, it’s really not even on her mind because she is living in the now and it’s perfect.”
So she’s got a new song: What’s Orlando up to?
A Kent native, Orlando Bloom shot to fame in the early 2000s in the film series Pirates of the Caribbean, The Lord of the Rings and the follow up The Hobbit. As Legolas in The Lord of the Rings, the cast of the latter series led to award-winning ensemble performances, including the likes of:
- Ian McKellen
- Sean Astin
- Sean Bean
- Liv Tyler
- Viggo Mortensen
- Cate Blanchett
- John Rhys-Davies, and;
- Elijah Wood.
These days, Bloom headlines the Amazon Prime series Carnival Row, alongside Cara Delevingne. The show, filmed near Prague, is renewed for a second season by Amazon.
An activist takes on another activist
Bloom is a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador as of 2009, and his work has targetted:
- Education standards in Ukraine amidst a war with Russia;
- Victims of bushfires in Australia in 2009;
- Education and sanitation programmes in Nepal.
One of the couple’s more memorable activities was an online Christmas card that swore off plastic:
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Perry, coincidentally, is also a UNICEF goodwill ambassador since 2013. She is a particular fan of projects supporting the well being of children & education, as well as combating disease and HIV/AIDS. To that end, English music fans will recall her participation at the One Love Manchester concert in support of victims of the Manchester Arena bombing.