Orlando Bloom opened up about his sex life. Sure, it may be a private topic to most. But Orlando hasn't been one to keep things to himself — remember those naked paddleboarding photos?
Married to Katy Perry and father of two, Orlando talked about his life prior to meeting his wife-to-be.
According to the actor, who spoke with Britain’s The Sunday Times, he had an unhappy spell back in 2016. His friend, surfer Laird Hamilton, gave him the suggestion to stay celibate while trying to figure things out. The practice was incredibly worthwhile for Orlando, who ended up going for a longer period than he initially figured.
"I was going to do three months, but I was really enjoying the way I was relating to women, and to the feminine within myself," he said.
He also avoided pornography. And he actually stated that he's not all that fond of it, especially since it can give off unreal expectations. "They’ve done the studies, they can’t find any kids who don’t watch it," he said. "When you watch multiple people at multiple times in one evening, how is your actual real-life partner going to match up? It’s just so destructive."
Opinions on it may differ, but Orlando brings up a good point. By avoiding it, his expectations were healthier.
Still, looking back, Orlando feels as if he may have overdone it a little. "It was insane. I don’t think it’s healthy. I don’t think it was advisable. You have to keep it moving down there," Orlando said. Still, it could be one of the reasons why things worked out so well with Katy.
Orlando said that his celibacy ended there. The two were on-again, off-again for a little bit after they first got together in 2016, but they became serious in the last couple years.
Katy's pregnancy reveal was big news to fans. She actually unveiled her baby bump in the music video for her 2020 song "Never Worn White," which she debuted at the beginning of March 2020. She mentioned online that she was happy that the news was finally out there, as she'd been trying to hide it for a while.
Both Katy and Orlando were previously married before. Orlando has a son, Flynn, with his ex, Miranda Kerr. Katy didn't have children with ex-husband Russell Brand, whom she married in 2010 and divorced within two years. True to her song, Katy reportedly wore a gray dress for her wedding day.
According to Cosmopolitan, Katy and Orlando's relationship became well known at a Weinstein Company/Netflix Golden Globes party that happened in January 2016. Days after the party, they were spotted out together multiple times. In Los Angeles, they were also seen in the audience during a theatrical performance of The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey.
Things were still strong in April 2016, when people at Coachella spotted them enjoying the festival together. "They were hugging and with a group of other people," a source said, per Cosmopolitan. "Orlando was behind her and swaying with her to the music. They also were vaping together. They were kissing and very much a couple."
While breakup rumors circulated in the past, they were still spotted out together. But in March 2017, a publicist made it official that the two of them had taken a break. "Before rumours or falsifications get out of hand, we can confirm that Orlando and Katy are taking respectful, loving space at this time," they said.
But the break didn't last long. The two still cared about each other and had quite a connection. The two got engaged on Valentine's Day of 2019 and obviously couldn't wait to start their family. While they were rumored to be planing their wedding for 2020, they decided to postpone it due to the coronavirus.
As for Katy, she believes that now is the perfect time for pregnancy. "I was that girl, or am still that girl, that had that box, the baby clothes before there was the thought or even an Orlando Bloom," she said on Australia's Fifi, Fev & Byron radio show. "I think, definitely, everything’s changing. I wasn’t ready a couple years ago, and I did the work to get ready and now I’m really ready … It’s just time for me, and it’s the right time."
The two truly have a strong connection — and part of that could be because they didn't rush into things. Taking a break in a relationship can be a good way to sit back and analyze your true feelings. Since Orlando and Katy both didn't have much luck before, going at their own pace was a smart way to determine whether or not this relationship was built to last.
Katy's ex-husband has also moved on in recent years. Russell Brand remarried in 2017 and is now a proud father. He has two young children, Mabel and Peggy. So it's a good reminder for everyone out there that divorce — even a public one — can lead to happiness for both parties down the line.
Miranda Kerr also positively opened up about her split with Orlando after three years of marriage. "It was the right thing to do," she said to Net-A-Porter’s The Edit, according to Marie Claire. "We weren’t bringing out the best in each other." But they're still co-parenting beautifully. "There’s no hostility there, we’ll always be friends," she added.
Surely, Orlando did change during those periods of celibacy. It could have been just what he needed to try to figure out what he was looking for in a life partner. Who knows if he would have felt that same connection to Katy without it?
Katy was quiet about her due date, but she had hinted about it to her fans."Let's just say it's gonna be a jam-packed summer," she said on Instagram. These two are going to be incredible parents, and it's so great that Katy's vision of motherhood is coming true.
