Flonique Guimary

Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom go separate ways, end engagement

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

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Pop star Katy Perry and actor Orlando Bloom have separated.PEOPLE confirmed on June 26 that the celebrity couple broke up.Katy and Orlando got engaged in 2019 and share a daughter.In an interview with PEOPLE back in January, Katy opened up how she manages her relationship with Orlando while on tour.The pop star is currently touring for her Lifetimes Tour following the release of her latest studio album 143.  &quot;I&#x27;ve talked a lot about love languages and how important they are in learning your partner&#x27;s love language, and even if it isn&#x27;t your love language, tapping into that for them,&quot; she highlighted in the interview.The singer shared that she eventually came to understand that her love languages are &quot;acts of service&quot; and &quot;words of affirmation.&quot;The &quot;Teenage Dream&quot; hitmaker added: &quot;Verbal support is really important, I think, for both of us.&quot;<div> </div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-11" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C_lgH4Kx8N8/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=630&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A11%2C%22os%22%3A8318870.699999988%2C%22ls%22%3A151585.69999998808%2C%22le%22%3A151782%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1039" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-11" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div> </div>Katy also discussed navigating motherhood while maintaining an active career.&quot;I&#x27;m 40. I have a family. I have a whole other world outside of this that I&#x27;m tending to as well. I know the responsibility of putting on a tour and how much people look forward to it. I&#x27;m really trying to stay in the best shape, give my body breaks, look after myself so that I can show up every night and give as close to 100% that I can,&quot; she shared.Katy met Orlando in 2016 at the Golden Globes afterparty.The couple welcomed their daughter in August 2020 named Daisy Dove.In a PEOPLE interview in October 2021, Katy highlighted how motherhood changed her life.&quot;It&#x27;s just the best in the world. It&#x27;s the game-changer. My heart is so full, finally,&quot; she stated.The singer went on: &quot;That hour or two of just sitting, playing, pretending and having a tea party — it gives back so much to see their imagination come to life, and to put the phone down and press pause. That makes me really happy.&quot;