Katy Perry is not letting her recent breakup with Orlando Bloom get in the way of providing for her adoring fans on tour. During her Lifetimes Tour stop in Inglewood, the “I Kissed a Girl” hitmaker performed not one, but two heart-wrenching breakup songs amid her split from the Lord of the Rings actor.
During a “Choose Your Own Adventure” segment at her concert, the audience votes for two surprise songs to be added to Katy’s setlist for the night. The final decision ended up being “Not Like the Movies” and “The One That Got Away,” both emotional ballads from her Grammy-nominated 2010 album, Teenage Dream.
“Y’all want me to sing ‘Not Like the Movies’ at this time in my life?” Katy jokingly told the crowd at the Kia Forum, referring to the end of her relationship with Orly. She seemed to be in good spirits either way, as she added, “Okay, we’ll do it! Because you voted for it.”
As for “Not Like the Movies,” which she performed at the 2011 Grammys following her romance with Russell Brand, Katy said, “This next song I wrote in my 20s...after my first divorce.”
She jokingly added, “I’ll try and hold my composure while I sing it a week before my period.”
Katy and Orlando were together for nine years before an insider confirmed their split to Us Weekly, saying, “Katy and Orlando have split but are amicable. It’s not contentious at the moment. Katy is of course upset but is relieved to not have to go through another divorce, as that was the worst time in her life.”
The pair doubled down as their rep released a statement, which read, “Orlando and Katy have been shifting their relationship over the past many months to focus on coparenting. 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.”
