Orlando Bloom Breaks Silence on Katy Perry Breakup

Over two months after Orlando Bloom and Katy Perry broke off their engagement, the Pirates of the Caribbean alum addressed their breakup and future of coparenting their 5-year-old daughter Daisy. 

By Olivia Evans Sep 05, 2025 3:56 PM
| Updated Sep 05, 2025 6:18 PM
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Orlando Bloom is taking everything in stride. 

Over two months after it was confirmed that The Cut star and ex Katy Perry called off their engagement, he shared where his head is at and how the former couple are moving forward co-parenting 5-year-old daughter Daisy Dove

“I’m great,” he told Craig Melvin on the Sept. 5 episode of Today. “I’m so grateful. We’ve got a beautiful daughter. You know when you leave everything on the field like I did in this movie, I feel grateful for all of it.”

And despite breaking up after nine years together, Orlando assured their relationship is still “great.”

“We’re gonna be great,” he added. “It’s nothing but love.”

Katy, for her part, has not outwardly addressed the breakup—but she has made it clear to her fans that she is as toned, tanned, fit and ready as ever amid her Lifetimes Tour, even seamlessly interacting with a fan on stage Aug. 20 who sheepishly admitted he had the same name as her ex. 

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After a prolonged pause, Katy earnestly told the fan his name was “incredible.”

Meanwhile, a rep for Katy and Orlando—also dad to Flynn, 14, with ex Miranda Kerr—previously emphasized that the pair are still on friendly terms. 

“Orlando and Katy have been shifting their relationship over the past many months to focus on coparenting,” the rep said in a July 3 statement to E! News. They will continue to be seen together as a family, as their shared priority is—and always will be—raising their daughter with love, stability and mutual respect.”

The pair’s breakup isn’t the first time they’ve spent time apart. In fact, Katy opened up last year about her and Orlando’s one-year split in 2017, which she said really helped her gain true self love. 

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And even before their breakup this year, Katy and Orlando’s biggest priority was always taking care of their daughter. 

“We want to evolve,” she said on Call Her Daddy in Sept. 2024. “That’s I think why we’re in our relationship is to become better humans so we can raise this beautiful human being.”

For a deeper look into Orlando and Katy’s dynamic, keep reading… 

January 2016: Golden Globes Meet Cute

Fireworks between Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom first sparked at a 2016 Golden Globes after-party. Days later, they reunited at a Stella McCartney fashion show.

January-February 2016: Meeting His Loved Ones

The "Roar" singer and the Pirates of the Caribbean actor spent time together backstage at the one-man Los Angeles play The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey. Two weeks later, Perry joined Bloom and his and his son Flynn (mom is Miranda Kerr) at a birthday party for Robert Downey Jr.'s son Exton.

March 2016: Making It Official

By spring, Perry and Bloom became an official couple, with a source telling E! News at the time, "Katy likes how down-to-earth Orlando is. She calls him her boyfriend."

May 2016: Met Gala

The two attend the prestigious, star-studded fashion event but do not walk the red carpet together.

May 2016: Shutting Down Rumors

Days later, when pictures surfaced of Bloom and Selena Gomez in Las Vegas together, Perry shut down infidelity speculation.

As she tweeted at the time, "Instead of giving energy & eyeballs to dumb conspiracy, check out how cool this is," along with a link to an article about the actor's charity work. Perry's message received a stamp of approval from Gomez, who retweeted the post.

May 2016: Instagram Official

That same month, Perry posted her first photo of Bloom, showing the two sprawled out on the steps of the Hotel du Cap Eden-Rock, just miles away from the epicenter of the Cannes Film Festival.

September 2016: Family Time

The two vacationed with his son Flynn at Disneyland Shanghai, where they rode the Pirates of the Caribbean ride, of course.

November 2016: Happy Thanksgiving

The two celebrated the holiday with her family and his son Flynn.

January 2017: Happy Birthday, Orlando

Perry threw Bloom a surprise 40th birthday party in Palm Springs, California.

February 2017: Oscars Date Night

A year after their meet-cute, the two attend Vanity Fair's annual Oscars after-party. Keeping with their tradition, they do not walk the red carpet together.

March 2017: The Breakup

The following month, Perry and Bloom split after about 10 months together.

"Before rumors or falsifications get out of hand," their reps said in a joint statement, "we can confirm that Orlando and Katy are taking respectful, loving space at this time."

August 2017: Reunion

By summer, Perry and Bloom were spotted kissing and cuddling at an Ed Sheeran concert in Los Angeles.

April 2018: Meeting the Pope

The duo greeted Pope Francis at the Vatican.

May 2018: Supporting Her Man

Perry watched Bloom perform in the West End revival of Tracy LettsKiller Joe at London's Trafalgar Studio 1. 

September 2018: Red Carpet Debut

The two finally walked a carpet together, at the Gala for the Global Ocean, hosted by Prince Albert II of Monaco, at the Opera of Monte-Carlo.

October 2018: Gorgeous at the Gala

Days before her birthday, Perry and Orlando attended the amfAR Gala Los Angeles 2018.

February 2019: A Proposal

Perry and Bloom get engaged on Valentine's Day. She debuted her ring—a flower-shaped cluster with a deep red center stone—on Instagram with the caption, “Full bloom.”

March 2020: Pregnancy Announcement

Perry debuted her baby bump in a music video for song "Never Worn White." 

August 2020: Welcoming Daisy Dove

The following year, the couple welcomed their first child together, daughter Daisy Dove Bloom.

August 2021: Motherhood Update

"1 year ago today is the day my life began," Perry tweeted. "Happy first Birthday my Daisy Dove, my love."

September 2022: Wedding Plans

"There's still a plan but the location is challenging," Perry shared on The Drew Barrymore Show. "I love a big celebration. I am all about big, fun, exotic, great celebrations. So, hopefully, soon."

July 2023: Wimbledon PDA

The pair shared a kiss while at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London.

September 2024: Relationship Confession

“Orlando and I, when we argue, we argue kinda hot and fast and then cool really quickly,” Perry told Zane Lowe during an interview with Apple Music at the time. “It’s like, ‘la la la I love you. Let’s move on.’”

April 2025: Spaceflight Support

Bloom and Daisy Dove were there to support Perry as she launched into space with an all-female crew.

June 2025: Breakup Rumors

As Perry and Bloom began to spend time apart amid her Lifetimes Tour, the duo became the subject of breakup rumors.

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