One week after multiple outlets reported that Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom had ended their relationship after nine years together, reps for the pair confirmed the split in a statement.
“Due to the abundance of recent interest and conversation surrounding Orlando Bloom and Katy Perry’s relationship, representatives have confirmed that Orlando and Katy have been shifting their relationship over the past many months to focus on co-parenting,” they said in a statement to Billboard. “They will continue to be seen together as a family, as their shared priority is — and always will be — raising their daughter [Daisy Dove] with love, stability and mutual respect.”
After weeks of rumors about trouble in their romance, People, TMZ and Us Weekly all independently confirmed in late June that the pair had ended their engagement and gone their separate ways. The two first began dating in 2016 and split briefly in early 2017, but were spotted getting cozy just months later. The Grammy nominee then teased in an Instagram post in February 2018 that she and the Pirates of the Caribbean star had gotten engaged on Valentine’s Day, with the photo focused on a flower-shaped ruby and diamond ring on her finger and the actor snuggling into her. She confirmed the engagement later that month during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, revealing that Bloom had proposed to her during a romantic helicopter ride.
The two welcomed daughter Daisy Dove in August 2020, with the happy news revealed via an announcement from Unicef, for who Bloom and Perry were Goodwill Ambassadors. The pair never married.
