Katy Perry admits ‘last year was pretty tough’ after Orlando Bloom split and album flop

During an appearance on the 'Unfamous' podcast, Katy Perry candidly revealed that she has been feeling 'angry' and is 'wrestling with my darkness'
Despite the hardships, Katy Perry said she is now in a much better place emotionally (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for iHeartRadio)
Despite the hardships, Katy Perry said she is now in a much better place emotionally (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for iHeartRadio)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Katy Perry has opened up about the “pretty tough year” after Orlando Bloom split and the failure of her last album ‘143’ during an appearance on Justin Tranter's ‘Unfamous’ podcast.

The singer also faced scrutiny for her “cringeworthy” choreography on her ‘The Lifetimes Tour’ as well as her space journey on Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin rocket.

Katy Perry says she's ready to move on while learning from the past

Now, through her latest single — ‘Watch It Burn’ — Perry has been “wrestling with my darkness”.

Katy Perry performs onstage during iHeartRadio Q102's Jingle Ball 2024 Presented By Capital One at the Wells Fargo Center on December 16, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for iHeartRadio)
Katy Perry performs onstage during iHeartRadio Q102's Jingle Ball 2024 Presented By Capital One at the Wells Fargo Center on December 16, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for iHeartRadio)

“But last year was pretty tough. I have not given myself permission to be angry my whole life over things I should be f*****g angry about,” she explained to the host.

The ‘Dark Horse’ hitmaker continued, “What I've done is I've pushed it down, but I should be f*****g angry. I'm allowed to be angry for a f*****g moment!” She added, “Instead of falling into ‘woe is me’, I was just like, let's feel this f*****g pain. Let's feel this pain, let's feel this anger and let's move on – and let's learn from it, also.”

Katy Perry feels Justin Trudeau has anchored her life

The honest revelation from Perry came days after she and her new beau, former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, made their first red carpet debut at the New York City premiere of the ‘Katy Perry: The Lifetimes Tour’ concert film on June 8.

During the event, the mother-of-one called Trudeau “love of my life” as she reportedly gushed, “I am very in love. Actually, that show was after I met the love of my life, and so I felt very anchored by that.”

“Because I'm a little bit like a rainbow kite. I fly super high and like, you know, touch the veil, cosmos, and sometimes I need to be anchored. So, to have that anchor finally makes me feel really whole now,” she stated.

The TV personality also shared some positive points to live by and how she feels in a good space now.

Justin Trudeau, left, and Katy Perry attend the
Justin Trudeau, left, and Katy Perry attend the 'Katy Perry: The Lifetimes Tour - Live from Paris' world premiere at the OKX Theater at BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center during the Tribeca Festival on Monday, May 8, 2026, in New York (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

“Every day is a fantastic journey, and every day is a chance to evolve, and to be a better person and do the right thing and to be a model for your community, for your family, for your world. I feel like a more grounded person in so many aspects of my life,” she added.

Katy Perry says she 'walked through the fire'

At the premiere, Perry also reflected on her tough times following her breakup from Bloom, with whom she shares a daughter named Daisy Dove Bloom.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 08: (L-R) Justin Trudeau and Katy Perry attend
(L-R) Justin Trudeau and Katy Perry attend 'Katy Perry: The Lifetimes Tour' Premiere during the 2026 Tribeca Festival at BMCC Theater on June 08, 2026 in New York City (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival)

“I walked through the fire because everybody has to walk through their own fire, and if you're walking through hell, you keep going because on the other side of hell is definitely heaven,” she noted.

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