From a nude paddleboard session to becoming parents, Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom have had an interesting relationship history.
The pair first met in 2016 and immediately hit it off, marking the start of their relationship (and the famous nude paddleboarding).
After a brief hiatus on their relationship, the couple reunited in 2018, got engaged in 2019 and welcomed their daughter, Daisy Dove, in 2020.
Over the past few turbulent but wonderful years, the two have developed many skills when it comes to keeping their relationship strong and that has involved some pretty strict rules.
Here are the rules that Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom follow in their relationship.
1. Perry and Bloom deliberately have a long engagement
The two announced their engagement in 2019 in an Instagram post and more than three years later the couple still haven’t gotten married, but for good reason.
“It’s important for us to get the job done before we take this very important next step,” Perry said during an interview with Kyle and Jackie O.
“Because we were both married before, and it’s not the same in our thirties.”
Bloom was married to Australian model Miranda Kerr from 2010 to 2013, with whom he shares a son named Flynn, and Perry was married to comedian Russell Brand from 2010 to 2012.
With their previous stories, they want to strengthen their bases before moving on to marriage.
2. They are in couples therapy.
In a May 2022 episode of Chelsea Handler’s podcast, “Life Will Be My Death,” Perry opened up about how the two work through their conflicts — couples therapy
“Your partners usually see your best and a lot of your worst sides because they’re there to be your mirrors,” Perry said.
“Orlando and I do couples therapy, and we love it because it keeps us in tune, and the resentment can get really strong when you two are working hard.”
She explained how therapy helped them separate their public life from the reality of domestic life as a family.
“When you want to be normal again in a domesticated world where you have a kid and stuff like that, you really have to learn to be a little bit different there in the big and in the small. And so we’ve had a lot of success with this couples therapy.
3. Katy Perry once broke up with Orlando Bloom to improve their relationship.
Also on Handler’s podcast, Perry explained why she called Bloom once upon a time.
“It got boring, and I was like, ‘We’re breaking up then,'” Perry said.
“And then I had the worst year of my life, not just because of my relationships, but a lot of different things were changing and changing for me, which I really believe was an opportunity for me to grow and grow. growing up.”
4. They give each other space.
During an episode of American Idol, Perry gave his own relationship advice to competing couple Margie Mays and Jonny West.
“One thing that’s going really well in my current relationship — yes, I’ve secured the ring — one thing I’ve noticed is really helpful in giving yourself some space,” she said.
The singer advised the couple to value their personal goals instead of sacrificing them to advance their joint career.
5. Katy Perry isn’t afraid to call out Orlando Bloom’s annoying habits.
It’s important to be comfortable in a relationship, but sometimes people get a little too comfortable.
Perry shared in a 2022 interview that she had no problem calling Bloom for her frustrating flossing habit.
“He loves to floss, which, thank God, because some partners don’t, and it’s disgusting and he has shiny teeth,” she shared. “But he leaves dental floss everywhere.”
“On my side of the bed, in the car and on the kitchen table,” she continued. “I’m like, ‘There [are] trash cans everywhere!'”
6. They need to be each other’s emotional support.
Perry previously opened up about her depression in a 2020 interview with Vogue India and how her spirituality helped her deal with it.
Bloom seems to be another helpful piece to this, calling it “an anchor that holds me back.”
“He’s not Katy Perry’s number one fan, but he’s Katheryn Hudson’s number one fan,” she said.
It is also important that both hold themselves accountable for their relationship.
“Orlando is like a sage. When we first met, he said we would take the poison out of each other, and we really do. It’s exhausting, but we really stick together. responsible. I’ve never had a partner who was ready to take an emotional and spiritual journey like Orlando.”
7. They give each other fashion advice.
A real partner will keep it real if a dress just doesn’t work. This seems to be the case with Bloom and Perry. Perry talked about the advice she gives Bloom and vice versa.
“We tell each other the truth,” the American Idol judge said. “I’m like, ‘Baby don’t wear that. You look like something, no.'”
8. Katy Perry has to get along with Miranda Kerr.
Since Bloom and Kerr have been co-parenting their 11-year-old son, Flynn, since their split, their new partners had to get along in order to keep the peace.
In a 2020 interview, Kerr opened up about how important it was to her that Bloom find someone who treats him and his son well.
“I feel so happy that Orlando has found someone who makes him happy because at the end of the day, for Flynn, having a happy mom and dad is the most important thing,” Kerr said.
She also said she “absolutely adores Katy.”
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