Orlando Bloom is officially single. Signs were there in Miami months ago: report
In the wake of news that Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom officially ended their engagement, some folks aboard a cruise ship a few months ago may have already known something was amiss in their relationship.
An insider close to the situation told Page Six that Bloom was already acting single while on board MSC World America, which made its inaugural sailing from Miami last April.
Bloom, along with Drew Barrymore, is a brand ambassador for MSC Cruises' new flagship. The actors participated in a naming ceremony at the new MSC Miami Terminal, then embarked on a three-night inaugural trip to Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, the cruise line's island in the Bahamas.
Apparently, Bloom really enjoyed the high-seas gig. The insider also noted that the 48-year-old, who shares a 4-year-old daughter with Perry, was flirting up a storm in plain sight.
'He's been not subtly out and about,' dished the source, who added Bloom whooped it again a month later during the Miami Grand Prix festivities at Hard Rock Stadium.
In June, rumors of trouble with Perry and Bloom began, with insiders saying that the couple was waiting to announce the split until Perry's tour was over. ('Lifetimes' hits Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla., Aug. 22, and Miami's Kaseya Center the following night.)
Before the July 4 holiday weekend, the exes issued a statement via UsWeekly:
'Orlando and Katy have been shifting their relationship over the past many months to focus on coparenting,' it said. 'They will continue to be seen together as a family, as their shared priority is — and always will be — raising their daughter with love, stability and mutual respect.'
They seem to be staying true to their word. The coparents were spotted on a different ship over the weekend. That would be Bezos' $500 million megayacht off the Italian coast. Perry and Bloom were photographed living the good life (along with Daisy) courtesy of the Miami Beach-based Amazon founder and his new bride.
Bloom attended the Jeff Bezos-Lauren Sanchez wedding in Venice last month stag, likely because Perry's tour had her in Australia around the date. But it appears Perry, who traveled to the boundary of outer space on the Blue Origin flight with Sanchez on April 14, didn't want to miss the after parties.
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