Katy Perry’s trip to space may have lasted just 11 minutes, but the fallout has been far more long-lasting — especially at home. The pop star and her longtime fiancé Orlando Bloom are reportedly navigating a serious rough patch after an “explosive” fight about her Blue Origin space flight, led by Lauren Sánchez. The real issue? It wasn’t just the memes or the daisy moment in zero gravity. It’s what the space trip represented.

“He told her the whole thing looked ridiculous,” a source close to Perry told the Daily Mail. “He said it was cringeworthy. Embarrassing.” For Perry, who has been under intense public scrutiny following the lukewarm reception to her album 143 and underperforming Lifetimes tour, the criticism stung — especially coming from Bloom. “Imagine going to space — motherf****** space — and your partner isn’t impressed,” the source added. “Of course she was hurt.”

The flight, which featured an all-female crew including Gayle King and Sánchez, was meant to be a milestone. Perry sang “What a Wonderful World” in zero gravity, held up a daisy in honor of her daughter, and kissed the ground when she landed. What she hoped would be a transcendent, grounding moment quickly became internet fodder. Users mocked her actions as performative. The daisy, the song choice, even the silence when asked to sing “Roar” — all of it was repackaged into memes and met with eye rolls.

But it didn’t end there. As Perry continues the international leg of her tour, Bloom is preparing to attend the three-day wedding celebration of Jeff Bezos and Sánchez in Venice — solo. Despite Perry’s preexisting show dates in Australia, insiders say her exclusion goes beyond scheduling. “Katy feels like they’re really her friends more than his,” one source explained. “She feels like it’s a ‘f*** you’ to her from him.”

The irony isn’t lost on Perry: Bloom is attending the wedding of the people behind the space mission he openly mocked. “That’s difficult for her to accept,” the source continued. “They’re already spiraling and now the wedding is another thing they have to fight about.”

The tension isn’t new. Behind the scenes, Bloom has reportedly been frustrated by Perry’s recent career decisions, from working with controversial producer Dr. Luke to the splashy rollout of 143. The backlash snowballed — lukewarm reviews, sluggish ticket sales, and a tour that hasn’t quite clicked. Behind the scenes, Bloom reportedly urged her to slow down. Not out of control, but out of care. “He advised her against this album. She did it. He advised her against space. She did it,” another inside shared. “From where Orlando stands, all he ever wanted was for Katy to be herself.”

Still, the couple — who first met in 2016 and share a 4-year-old daughter, Daisy Dove — don’t seem to be calling it quits, at least not yet. “A breakup isn’t imminent,” another source noted. “But they both know they should focus on their relationship before it does become too late.”

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