Katy Perry’s recent journey to space may have lasted only 11 minutes, but the aftermath has gone on for much longer, even in her personal life. The pop star and her longtime fiancé, Orlando Bloom, are reportedly facing a rough patch following an “explosive” argument over her Blue Origin flight.
The conflict reportedly runs deeper than viral memes or symbolic gestures in zero gravity. For Bloom, the trip didn’t land the way Perry had hoped, which her fiancé had some problems with.
“He told her the whole thing looked ridiculous,” a source close to Perry told the Daily Mail. “He said it was cringeworthy. Embarrassing.”
The comments reportedly struck a nerve. Perry, already feeling the weight of a tepid response to her latest album 143 and the underwhelming performance of her Lifetimes tour, was especially affected by criticism from someone so close to her.
“Imagine going to space — motherf****** space — and your partner isn’t impressed,” the source added. “Of course she was hurt.”
The space flight, which featured an all-female crew including Lauren Sánchez and Gayle King, was meant to mark a powerful milestone. Perry sang “What a Wonderful World” in zero gravity, honored her daughter with a floating daisy, and kissed the ground upon returning. But instead of awe, her gestures became social media punchlines. Critics mocked her song choice, the daisy tribute, and her silence when prompted to sing “Roar,” branding the moment as overly performative.
Now, as Perry continues the international leg of her tour, another rift is widening. Bloom is set to attend the multi-day wedding celebration of Jeff Bezos and Sánchez in Venice — without her. While Perry has prior tour commitments in Australia, insiders suggest there’s more behind her absence.
“Katy feels like they’re really her friends more than his,” one source revealed to Daily Mail. “She feels like it’s a ‘f*** you’ to her from him.”
For the singer, the situation is laced with irony as Bloom prepares to attend the wedding of the very people behind the space mission he mocked.
“That’s difficult for her to accept,” the source said. “They’re already spiraling and now the wedding is another thing they have to fight about.”