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A Complete Timeline of Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom's Topsy-Turvy Love Story

01/10/2019 - 03:10 PM

Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom's relationship [1] has always been surprisingly normal for a pair of A-list stars in the spotlight. Take out the Hollywood elements, and you have a pretty classic story: boy and girl meet, go their separate ways, then meet again years later: sparks fly, date, break up, and get back together when they realise they never should have let each other go. They've always been pretty low-drama, [2] even during their 2017 breakup, and both have always been fully supportive of each other [3]. That's goals, right there. Now that they're engaged [4] and looking toward their long-term future together, we're revisiting how their love story started. Keep reading to see how they met, what they've been through [5], and where they're headed next!

April 2013: Katy and Orlando Meet at a Charity Benefit

It appears the first time the future couple met was in 2013, at the Coach 3rd Annual Evening of Cocktails and Shopping to Benefit the Children's Defence Fund. They were snapped together chatting with each other and co-host J.J. Abrams.

January 2016: Katy and Orlando Get Close at a Golden Globes Afterparty

Both Katy and Orlando were a few years out from their divorces (hers in 2012, his in 2013) when they met again after the 2016 Golden Globes and got verrrrry close at the afterparty.

January 2016: Katy and Orlando Dance at a Golden Globes Afterparty

I mean . . . how cute can you get? We were obsessed immediately.

May 2016: Katy and Orlando Are Spotted Leaving a Club Together

As dating rumours swirled, the duo were snapped leaving a Met Gala afterparty together.

May 2016: Katy Confirms the Relationship on Instagram

Katy took to Insta to quietly confirm that she and Orlando were together, with a playful post of them at the Cannes Film Festival.

November 2016: Katy and Orlando Put Breakup Rumours to Rest

As rumours circulated that the couple were on the rocks, they showed up looking perfectly happy together at the 12th Annual UNICEF Snowflake Ball.

February 2017: Katy and Orlando Attend the Oscar Parties

Katy and Orlando headed to the Vanity Fair Oscar party, but looked more strained than usual.

March 2017: Katy and Orlando Announce Their Breakup

Only weeks after some awkward Oscars photos, reps for both Katy and Orlando confirmed that they'd decided to go their separate ways.

August 2017: Katy and Orlando Are Spotted Together at an Ed Sheeran Concert

A fan caught the exes looking pretty comfy together at an Ed Sheeran concert, prompting speculation that they were back on.

June 2018: Katy Spotted Visiting Orlando at His London Play

Throughout early 2018, Perry dropped enormous hints that she and Orlando were back together, referring to herself as "spoken for [6] [and] very happy!" in an Entertainment Tonight interview promoting American Idol.

In June, she seemed to confirm even further that her unnamed beau was, in fact, Orlando when she visited him in London where he was acting in the play Killer Joe.

September 2018: Katy and Orlando Make Their First Red Carpet Appearance Since Reuniting

The no-longer-exes looked sweet and at ease at the Monte Carlo Gala for the Global Ocean.

October 2018: Katy and Orlando Step Out for Another Gala

Katy and Orlando continued their streak of public appearances at the amFAR Gala in Los Angeles, mingling with other celebs and public figures.

February 2019: Katy and Orlando Hint at Their Engagement

Although they don't come right out and say the words, Katy's post-Valentine's Day pic on Instagram prominently features a new ring on her left hand. Neither officially confirmed their engagement until May, when Katy revealed the details of the proposal in a radio interview.

August 2019: Katy Supports Orlando At His TV Show Premiere

The engaged couple look very much in love on the red carpet for Orlando's Amazon series Carnival Row.

August 2019: Katy and Orlando Attend Ellie Goulding's Wedding

Just months after their engagement, Katy and Orlando attended the wedding of Ellie Goulding and Caspar Jopling. Might it have inspired them to move forward with their own wedding plans?

September 2019: Katy and Orlando Head to Rome

Photographers captured the duo out walking and shopping in Rome.


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