Katy Perry attended the Billboard Woman in Music 2024 event on March 7 in a red two-piece outfit with a lace-up back that revealed a prosthetic butterfly tattoo on her lower back and a good portion of her bum. Fans were talking about the sliver of midriff on the front of the "Firework" hitmaker's outfit.
“Is that a pregnant gut?” one commenter asked on Instagram, while others more confidently proclaimed, “Katy looks pregnant” and “I knew she was pregnant!” Though the "American Idol" judge has expressed a desire for more children, she and her fiance, Orlando Bloom, have faced their fair share of challenges since welcoming daughter Daisy Dove in 2020.
“We’re in two very different pools. Her pool is not a pool that I necessarily understand, and I think my pool is not a pool that she necessarily understands. Sometimes things are really, really, really challenging,” the “Lord of the Rings” actor confessed last year. “I won’t lie,” he went on. Most recently, Katy raised eyebrows by ditching her ruby engagement ring, including at a Taylor Swift concert in Sydney on Feb. 23.
“It’s no secret she and Orlando have been having issues—they’ve been pretty much living separate lives,” an informant told Life & Style, pointing out Katy was off snowboarding in Aspen when Orlando attended the Golden Globes solo in L.A. this past January.
“A baby would totally bring them closer together. They love being parents to Daisy and have always talked about giving her a sibling,” a tipster claimed.
The timing is ideal, at least in terms of your career. Katy recently announced that she will leave her position as an "American Idol" judge after the current season.
“Wanting to expand their family is one of the reasons Katy quit. She realized that she and Orlando have grown a bit apart, so she’s taking some time to get her personal life back on track, have another child, plus work on new music and a future tour,” the source furthered.
Orlando and Katy, who met in 2016, split up a year later, reunited in 2018, and got engaged in 2019, have discussed how difficult it is to balance their romance with work demands. She had previously credited a link to a joint calendar, but they were not shared.
“This is Katy’s year to get her priorities straight and get all of her ducks in a row,” the source claimed, noting a wedding is also being planned after several postponements. “Despite their issues, she and Orlando are still in love with each other,” it continued.
Most, if not all, fans recall Katy and Orlando admitting that their relationship requires work. While Katy has credited "couples therapy" and a link to a shared calendar for keeping them on track, Orlando recently admitted that their interests do not always coincide.
“They live together, but it does seem like they’re leading separate lives. Katy is happy filming American Idol or promoting her shoe line, while Orlando would rather be jumping out of an airplane or off a mountain,” one insider said.
Their differences seemed too much to bear in 2017, and they split up, only to reconcile a year later. “The counseling they used to have is in the past. It feels like Katy and Orlando have just stopped putting in the effort,” the tipster went on.
Though Katy and Orlando may have some issues in their romance, it is important to note that neither of them has confirmed the speculations that they plan to have another baby to save a crumbling relationship. So, devoted followers of the Hollywood couple should take all these unverified claims with a pinch of salt until everything is proven true and correct.
