Orlando Bloom Shares Cryptic Message About ‘1st Step’ After Katy Perry Split

Orlando Bloom started his week with a motivational message following his split from Katy Perry.
“The important thing is to take that first step,” the actor, 48, wrote via his Instagram Story on Monday, June 30. “Bravely overcoming one small fear gives you the courage to take on the next.”
Bloom credited his musing as “daily encouragement” from Daisaku Ikeda, who was a Buddhist author.
Before sharing Ikeda’s quote, Bloom also posted another inspirational teaching from Buddha.
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“Each day is a new beginning. What we do today is what matters the most,” the quote read.
Bloom’s positive mantra comes nearly a week after Us Weekly confirmed he and Perry, 40, called off their engagement after nearly a decade together.
“Katy and Orlando have split but are amicable,” a source close to the former couple exclusively told Us at the time. “It’s not contentious at the moment. Katy is of course upset but is relieved to not have to go through another divorce, as that was the worst time in her life.”
Perry and Bloom dated off and on before getting engaged on Valentine’s Day 2019. The following year, the pair welcomed daughter Daisy Dove in August 2020. (Bloom is also father to 14-year-old son Flynn whom he shares with ex Miranda Kerr.)
According to the insider, Perry and Bloom’s split was “a long time coming” as things between them “have been tense for months.” Bloom and Perry had been apart since the pop star kicked off her Lifetimes tour earlier this year.
Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom Michael Tran / AFP
Perry has found solace in her work since the breakup, as she’s been “keeping busy” on tour. (The singer is currently in the middle of her tour dates in Australia.)
Bloom, for his part, was recently spotted in Venice, Italy to celebrate Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s wedding over the weekend. (Perry is also good friends with Sánchez’ as she joined the journalist on their space expedition earlier this year.)
While Perry and Bloom have been living separate lives, the twosome have been in contact as they’re prioritizing their daughter’s needs.
“They are still very much in touch and coparenting Daisy together,” the source explained. “Orlando brought Daisy to meet Katy on tour before heading to the Bezos’ wedding. It’s not messy between them.”
The insider added that Bloom and Perry are not “making drastic changes for Daisy’s sake.”
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“They will keep their lives in Montecito,” the source added. “They are prioritizing stability and consistency for Daisy.”
Before their split, Bloom spoke candidly about overcoming challenges with Perry over the years.
“I wouldn’t change it for anything, even when sometimes it feels like, ‘How do we do this?’” Bloom said on an April 2024 episode of Trevor Noah’s “What Now?” podcast. “Because we’ve got these two giant careers and lives — and hers is even … it’s like a universe sometimes. But I think I just keep coming back to her and trying to hold her hand and walk her back to the sand pit and be like … we’re just gonna build a sandcastle.”