Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom have been singing one another’s praises since first getting collectively greater than eight years in the past. However in a current Instagram Reside chat with followers to rejoice her new single, “Girl’s World,” Perry received tremendous candid about one of many causes the couple have managed to remain collectively for therefore lengthy.
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“Inform us about Orlando’s ‘magic stick,’” Perry learn with a smile on her face whereas scrolling by fan questions through the session. Perry set free a hearty raspberry and smiled at somebody off digicam, showing to be thrown by the intimate nature of the question. “Effectively, we’ve been collectively for some time,” she mentioned whereas chewing gum and signing promotional objects.
“So I suppose he’s received the magic in him,” she lastly replied, singing the final bit to the tune of B.o.B.’s 2010 hit “Magic.” Cracking herself up with the NSFW-adjacent response, Perry then received critical about Bloom, with whom she shares four-year-old daughter Daisy Dove.
“No, it’s actually his coronary heart,” she mentioned. “And he gave me my biggest reward ever… Daisy Dove,” she whispered.
Over the weekend, Perry appeared to reply to a wave of criticism for the “Girl’s World” video, sharing behind-the-scenes clips to clarify her intentions for the visible that mixes feminist tropes and lyrics with plenty of cheeky visuals. “YOU CAN DO ANYTHING! EVEN SATIRE!” Perry captioned her Instagram submit.
Between criticism that Perry’s tune misfired in its try to be a feminist anthem and her team-up with observe co-producer Dr. Luke — who was accused of sexual misconduct by Kesha earlier than the singer and producer settled a bitter, nine-year authorized battle in 2023 earlier than it went to to trial — “Girl’s World” didn’t seem to land the best way the singer supposed.
“We’re sort of simply having enjoyable being a bit sarcastic with it, it’s very slapstick, and really on the nostril,” Perry says says within the first half of the video that appeared to anticipate some potential backlash. “With this set, it’s like, ‘We’re not in regards to the male gaze however we actually are in regards to the male gaze,’ and we’re actually overplaying it and on the nostril as a result of I’m about to get smashed, which is sort of a reset, a reset for me, and a reset for my thought of female divine, and it’s an entire completely different world we go to after this.”
“Girl’s World” is the primary single from Perry’s upcoming follow-up to her Smile album from 2020, 143, which is due out on Sept. 20.
