Katy Perry & Orlando Bloom Suffering Relationship 'Stress' Over 143 Album Flop: Report

Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom have apparently been going through it behind the scenes with a particularly rough patch in their relationship, and the culprit is… 143???

So, as Perezcious readers will no doubt recall, Katy’s latest album 143 came out last September. And to say that it was received poorly at the time — and for months afterwards — might be the understatement of the century. But now we’re learning it flopped SO hard that the singer even felt it at home, where it really counts, in her connection to her fiancé. Oh, no.

This week, People spoke to an insider who explained how the Teenage Dream crooner was “deeply frustrated” by the underwhelming reception to 143. Things were so dark on that front, in fact, that it apparently caused “some tension” at home with the A-list actor:

“Katy was deeply frustrated following the reception of her new album. It made her very stressed. Orlando was understanding, but it did cause some tension.”

Yikes!

Now, Perry is currently busy going around the world on her Lifetimes tour.

But that has come with some major problems, too! As in, negative reviews from fans and music critics alike! Those issues are supposedly snowballing into at-home troubles, as well, a second source claimed:

“She was also disappointed in some of the tour reviews. It’s put stress on their relationship.”

Ouch…

Katy and the 48-year-old actor have been together for nearly a decade now. Of course, they got engaged in February 2019, and then welcomed their daughter Daisy Dove in August 2020. So, there’s a lot of good history here.

To that end, we hope this report reflects merely a tiny bump in the relationship road and nothing that looms larger!

Sending love and light!!!

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