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My Extreme Postpartum Anxiety Convinced Me My Baby's Life Was in Danger—Here's What Helped
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. 'If I fall asleep, she'll die in the middle of the night.' More from SheKnows We Just Found the *Cutest* Dog Bed That Looks Straight Out of a LoveShackFancy Catalog (& It's Only $30!) Today's Top Deals How Do You Raise Good Kids in Terrifying Times? 'Hello, Cruel World' Author Melinda Wenner Moyer Has Ideas Think Spring! Target Just Added Tons of Gorgeous New Patio Items Target Is Having a Can't-Miss Spring Sandal Sale for Circle Members 'I must set the temperature to exactly 70 degrees, even though it's August and will cost a million dollars; if I don't, she will suffocate and die.' 'If I go to Target alone, my husband will drop her and she'll have brain damage.' 'Holding her is dangerous, because I could swipe her delicate, paper mâché-esque head against the doorway.' 'If I let anyone near her, they'll infect her with a brain-eating virus after ignoring my pleas to never kiss her on the mouth' 'Driving to the grocery store is out of the question—what if I get into a car accident and die, and she'll be left motherless?' 'If I sleep, that means she's growing up without me already. Even when I hold her, I miss her.' Welcome to the inside of my emotionally feral postpartum brain, a place I wouldn't wish upon my worst enemies. Days after giving birth to my daughter this past summer, I was sucker-punched with seemingly endless waves of intense sadness and anxiety. 'Baby blues' is what the birthing classes warned us about: temporary heightened feelings likely caused by hormonal fluctuations post-child birth that effect up to 80 percent of new moms. How could the best thing to have ever happened to me also feel like the worst? Our mission at SheKnows is to empower and inspire women, and we only feature products we think you'll love as much as we do. This article was sponsored by BetterHelp, however, all products were independently selected by our editors. Please note that if you purchase something by clicking on a link within this story, we may receive a small commission of the sale. 'Ah, baby blues – sounds cute right? And honestly, who isn't a bit down after the massive physical journey your body takes? Baby blues are short, fleeting, physical responses to the experience of childbirth that impact somewhere between 50-80 percent of new moms,' Donna S. Sheperis, PhD and board certified telemental health provider, tells SheKnows. However, she warns if 'intense' feelings are still there after a couple weeks, 'that is more likely to be postpartum depression.' Sheperis says. 'Moms may withdraw from people they love or have feelings of guilt or that they shouldn't be around anymore. Actively suicidal thoughts can occur. Relatedly, postpartum anxiety shows in those early weeks or months by an excessive amount of worry that includes racing and persistent thoughts that the baby isn't safe or that something bad will happen. These thoughts also create problems ranging from general feelings of restlessness all the way to panic.' The fact that I was still experiencing ruthless anxiety about my daughter for weeks after she was born signaled to me that something wasn't right. I made an appointment with my therapist and took the call from my bed, with my baby sleeping right next to me in her bassinet. Telehealth therapy services like BetterHelp (which I've used for years) give people an accessible lifeline when they need help—fast. check out betterhelp I remember telling my therapist exactly what I was thinking, fear by fear, and as I said the words out loud I felt their power dissipate. 'I'm just so worried she'll get SIDS. We practice safe sleeping, we keep the room way too cold, and we don't smoke — but I'm still sticking my finger under her nostrils to make sure she's still breathing every thirty minutes. Even at night,' I confessed to her. We unpackaged the fear of SIDS together. How statistically it was so, so unlikely. How I was already doing everything in my control to prevent it. How my lack of sleep was actually more dangerous than the fear that was keeping me awake. I'm 10 months postpartum, and I still have PPA — but it's more manageable now, thanks to therapy. I can talk myself out of intrusive thoughts and reason with myself. Therapy gives me the tools to do that. The thing about becoming a parent, is that it's all so new — and it happens all at once. I read all the books and took all the classes, and I was still overwhelmed. Overwhelmed by how much effort it takes to care for a tiny human, as well as the psychological toll it would take on me. I knew I would love my baby, but I didn't realize that this kind of love could actually be painful because of how tremendous and all-encompassing it is. Plus, the hormones were making me feel irrational to the next level. I should be able to fall asleep without fearing for my daughter's life. Therapy helped me feel less alone and guided me in how I processed all my new feelings. Check out betterhelp 'Therapy can make a difference by addressing how your thoughts contribute to the experience. Therapy can normalize this part of life so that you don't feel alone in your experience as a mom to a new baby,' Sheperis tells SheKnows. 'Therapy provides the emotional support and validation to allow for the adjustment to adding a new baby to your life. Specifically we see therapy from a Cognitive Behavioral (CBT) or Interpersonal (IPT) approach being effective in helping moms address the depressive and anxious symptoms.' It's actually (statistically) effective, too. 'Something helpful to note is that with treatment, about 80 percent of moms get better!' Sheperis notes. BetterHelp has a lot of features that make therapy way more accessible for new mothers especially. If I had to schedule an in-person appointment freshly postpartum, there is no way I would go. Aside from literally still wearing a diaper and refusing to put on real clothes, summoning the energy to leave the house was only reserved for my daughter's check-ups. After taking a short questionnaire, you'll be matched with a therapist who meets your individualized needs. If that person doesn't work out, you can go back and choose another provider (and you can do this until you've found the right person for you). Once you've found a therapist you gel with, scheduling sessions is as easy as booking time on someone's Google calendar. No receptionist or complicated scheduling process included. I used BetterHelp's chat feature a lot. It feels a lot like unloading via text message to a friend, but instead of a friend, it's someone who's trained to actually help you. The feature allows you to privately type out messages to your therapist, who has 24 hours to get back to you. I did this along with video sessions. Especially during bad mental health weeks, I'd message my therapist several times a day — it really felt like I had someone in my corner 24/7. Classes like Setting Boundaries: The Power of the Door, Narcissistic Personality Disorder: When Self-Love Is Not Love, and Understanding and Living With Depressive Disorders are offered through BetterHelp's Classes feature. This isn't something I've personally tried, but my therapist has offered it to me and says it's helpful for many folks. You can schedule sessions with your therapist via phone or video, as well as live chat, either on your desktop or with your phone via the BetterHelp app. Since I already regularly go to therapy and have consistently for four years, I knew that it would be a part of my postpartum care practice. I made my first appointment with my therapist about a week and half after giving birth, and my provider was really flexible and worked around my wacky new life/schedule. But for folks who've never tried therapy and are wondering if it's for them after giving birth: I can just personally say it was critical for my own wellbeing as a new mom. 'Going back to the perfectly normal experience of the baby blues — if those feelings persist for more than a couple of weeks or if you begin to think about dying, suicide, or other harm, therapy is an important step,' Sheperis says. 'And don't forget that these symptoms may not show up for awhile. New moms may feel a sort of high postpartum due to the physical and emotional changes and their excitement at having a baby! There may be symptoms that pop up a couple of months after the birth and you may not think they have anything to do with having a baby!' Sheperis adds, 'We may become more irritable or snap at loved ones. We may withdraw from things and people that usually make us happy. Therapy at this point is very successful at addressing the symptoms so they do not persist.' I found that not only did therapy help me, but it helped me be more present with my daughter. Instead of just staring at her and crying while we both watch Ms. Rachel on YouTube and survive the day, I was able to take her to the park for a stroll. I smiled at her and we did tummy time. I sang a thousand variations of 'The Wheels on the Bus,' which she adores. Sheperis tells me that the reason for this change is that 'moms who are more mentally healthy have better physical and emotional bonding with their babies — so the health of the new mom helps the health and well being of baby as well.' These days, the fears come and go, and the anxiety rarely gets so unruly. Will she fall and bruise herself as she learns to walk? Could happen. Will I miss her first words? Hopefully not, but I'll be around for others. Will she grow up and decide to go to college across the country and leave me forever? Maybe, but for now she's within arm's reach and I'm doing everything in my control to keep her safe and happy. When the anxieties spiral to another dimension, I have the tools I learned in therapy to reel 'em back to planet earth. : PhD and board certified telemental health provider, professor and chair, Department of Counseling More Top Deals from SheKnows Is Walmart+ Worth It? 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I'm a Mom of 4 & Here's Why I Think a Meta Quest Is a Summer Parenting Must-Have
If you asked me the best part of my day, you might think my answer is a little ridiculous — but I'm not trying to gatekeep, so here is my confession: I'm an almost-45-year-old mother of four, and I am obsessed with my Meta Quest VR headset. (And yes, it's my Meta Quest headset. I actually bought it for my kids, but commandeered it for myself once I figured out how freaking amazing it is.) Before the pandemic, I taught Zumba for 10 years. When the world shut down, so did the dance studio where I taught … and at first, I floundered. I needed some sort of physical activity in my life, but I'm admittedly not a gym person; if I'm gonna stick to something, I need something that feels fun and empowering — not like a workout, but like I'm building some sort of skill and getting a workout in the process. So I started playing Just Dance on my kids' Nintendo Switch, which I still love. I played it religiously for years, buying each new iteration of the game. But by December of last year, I was ready to incorporate something new. And there was a Meta Quest 3 underneath our Christmas tree — our big 'group gift' for the kids. Little did I know that it would become just as much of a gift to me! More from SheKnows This Teen Organized a Roblox Protest Against ICE For Other Kids Who Were Too Young Our mission at SheKnows is to empower and inspire women, and we only feature products we think you'll love as much as we do. Meta is a SheKnows sponsor, however, all products in this article were independently selected by our editors. Please note that if you purchase something by clicking on a link within this story, we may receive a small commission of the sale. I discovered the Meta Quest VR game Supernatural: Unreal Fitness during Christmas break, and OMG. I am dead serious when I tell you that six months in, I try not to miss a single day of Supernatural, with the exception of a few days here and there when I'm sick or busy (or, let's be real, just feeling lazy). It has two types of workouts: boxing, and flow, which is a lower-intensity session where you hit targets with sabers (if you've ever played Beat Saber, it's kinda like that). Both boxing and flow are set to music, and you can find a playlist for every type of taste: country, rap, EDM, rock, whatever moves you. You can also choose your intensity, so you can challenge yourself without feeling overwhelmed. It's also an amazing workout — I consider myself physically fit, having worked out almost-daily for the better part of two decades, but it still leaves me standing in a puddle of sweat that I have to mop up with my T-shirt between rounds (hey, I didn't say I look glamorous doing it). Best of all, it's leveled up the muscle definition in my arms to a degree that nothing else ever has — which I didn't expect, but is obviously a huge bonus. $499 Buy Now I also love that there's a community attached to Supernatural. In the game and the app, you can track your progress and cheer on others' progress, which helps keep me motivated and accountable. You can do a group workout if you want to switch things up (I do at least one of those every day). And I love every single one of the coaches — Coach Doc, Coach Leanne, Coach Raneir, Coach Mindy, Coach Mark, and Coach Dwana. They each bring their own style and brand of encouragement to their workouts. I totally fangirled the other day when I messaged Coach Leanne on Instagram and she actually answered! Squeeee! Of course, as much as I adore Supernatural (you know, in case you couldn't tell) it's not the only thing I love about the Meta Quest. No matter what you're playing, it's a completely immersive environment, like you're standing in the middle of some cool, exotic locale, and it's absolutely breathtaking. I've 'been to' the Erta Ale volcano in Ethiopia, Chile's Atacama Desert, Iceland's Blue Lagoon, the Great Wall of China, and more — and that's just in Supernatural. But I've also sat in a secluded cartoon cave, where lush foliage sparkling with water droplets adorns the walls, and the only sound is the tranquil pond around me — and on a sunny beach surrounded by softly rustling palm trees. Those locales are in my other favorite VR game, Bait!, which is an animated game where your mission is to catch certain types of fish — it's oddly relaxing, but when I want to liven things up a little, I can compete with my kids in multiplayer mode (on the other Meta Quest headset I bought them when I stole theirs). And when I want to take my relaxation seriously, there's Tripp: a super-immersive meditation app that has the coolest guided meditations, breathing and focus exercises, and just really amazing virtual spaces that take 'zoning out' to the next level. But, I'm also a mom whose kids are home for the summer, and as much as I love using the Meta Quest to completely check out, there are also times when I need to answer important questions like 'Who's at the door this time?!' and 'What was that bang?' and 'Why do I smell burning?!' Which is why the Meta Quest's 'passthrough mode' is a busy mom's bestie — you can literally just tap on the side of the headset when you need to see what's going on in the real world, and get a real-time view of what's happening in your surroundings without even taking off the headset. Of course, I do have to share 'my' Meta Quest — because my kids love playing as much as I do, and yes, even my teenagers still enjoy it. That's another reason I'm such a fan: It may technically be a screen, but it gets them up, moving, and connecting — with each other, and even with their long-distance friends back in Iowa, where we used to live. I say 'no' to a lot of things, but when my kids ask for a new Meta Quest game, they know their odds are pretty good. Is that because I'll probably end up playing it more than they do? … Well, the odds of that are pretty good too. Best of SheKnows Bird Names Are One of the Biggest Baby Name Trends for Gen Beta (& We Found 20+ Options) These Are the 36 Celebrities with the Most Kids 15 Celebrity Parents Whose Kids Went to Ivy League Schools
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Gen Z Is Coming for Your Punctuation
Is nothing sacred anymore? Now we can't even text — text, the thing millennials practically invented on T9 keyboards — without being called out by Gen Z. The generation who banned skinny jeans and used to eat Tide pods are calling out people for breaking their texting 'rules,' which include not capitalizing letters, hidden meanings in emojis, and, yes, foregoing punctuation. One Gen X mom on Upworthy said her teenagers called her out for being 'aggressive' by using a period in a text message, which she vehemently defended. More from SheKnows Don't Be Surprised If Your Teen Asks for This New Toy That's Going Viral on TikTok Another punctuation problem Gen Zers have? Ellipses at the end of texts, which aren't meant to signal anything deeper. 'What, exactly, is going on with boomers and ellipses?' one Redditor asked, per New York Post, saying that they felt this 'comes off as passive aggressive at worst, insane at best.' As a millennial, I can see both sides. I often use periods in my texts without thinking, but I would only say 'Hey…' if I did have something serious to say afterward. I get that other generations have a different style of texting, but it does get confusing when people read into texts they shouldn't (or don't realize you're being passive-aggressive when you are!). For Gen Z, though, this lack of care for punctuation goes beyond casual text messages. One millennial wrote about how frustrated she feels when reading school essays and seeing teens leave out periods and skip capitalizing letters for Reader's Digest. Jason Dorsey, a business etiquette expert, the president of the Center for Generational Kinetics and the author of Zconomy: How Gen Z Will Change the Future of Business, told the outlet, 'There's definitely a trend where Gen Z eschews traditional grammar in written communications. We see this particularly in how they have dropped using capital letters and punctuation.' This is normal, he explained, adding, 'Language is fluid, and conventions change all the time as societal norms evolve.' It's all fine and good … if you can keep up. My Gen Z sister asked me if I was being aggressive when I said 'lol' at the end of a sentence, which is a habit from even before texting. She said 'lol' and the happy face emoji are both passive aggressive; whereas she will use the skull emoji or say 'im dead' instead to signify that she 'finds something so funny she literally died' (not literally). It's mind-boggling to say the least, which is why half the time I just call her so she can be super clear on my intentions. We need more advice to wrap our minds around the teen texting etiquette, so we reached out to our SheKnows Teen Council for more tips on the hidden meaning of texting, and if punctuation is actually out or not. Hopefully their answers will clear some things up for all of us! Esmé, 19, says she doesn't 'think twice about it' when her parents use a period, as 'they would use a period without understanding current connotation.' (Esmé's parents: same!) But she does take it as 'passive aggressive' if someone younger than 30 uses it. It seems like wondering if someone is mad at them was a common theme among the teens we talked to. 'My mom always texts me using periods and it makes me think that she's pissed off at me,' Ajani, 20, says. 'I've told her about how it comes across as a little passive aggressive but she's yet to stop. It throws me off because she also uses periods when she is actually mad at me so she's constantly sending me mixed signals.' Corbin, 13, shares, 'If somebody texts with a period, then they're probably mad. Like if they just said, 'hey' or something without a period I would think it was casual, but with a period they just seem a little bit mad.' (Although, he doesn't feel this way about a text from his parents 'because I know they're old,' he adds.) 'When someone ends a text with a period, I usually immediately assume that they are trying to be ironic/dramatic, or they are mad at me,' Sophie, 19, says, adding that she doesn't feel the same with her parents because 'they like to text with punctuation.' 'Ultimately, it mostly just depends on the person you're texting,' Sophie continues. 'For example, if someone who usually doesn't use punctuation sends me a message with a period at the end, it signals to me that something is different.' Exclamation points and question marks are OK within reason, according to Esmé, although she reiterated that she 'never uses periods.' She explains, 'I feel like question marks are just a grammar thing that feels normal but exclamation points are like a version of an emoji just to show that I'm super excited.' Corbin says that while he uses 'question marks a lot' with his friends, he hasn't 'see a period or an exclamation mark in a text from my friends in a long time.' 'My friends and I don't tend to use grammar or even capitalize our texts, while my parents and teachers use correct punctuation,' Sophie says, adding, 'I think that the unspoken consensus in our generation is that as long as the other person understands what you mean, it works.' She uses punctuation when she wants to give out a deeper meaning behind her texts, such as exclamation points to 'help soften a message.' 'It's like adding a smiley face to the end of a text in a way,' Sophie says. And the opposite: 'When I'm mad, I tend to use a period instead of an exclamation point because it has such positive connotations.' Coby, 15, doesn't use a period when texting with friends unless 'maybe if its two sentences or more.' He also has feelings on other punctuation: 'Exclamation points are a bit much because you can't really portray emotion through a phone so using an exclamation point to do it is, like, overkill. … If my parents text me and they use punctuation it doesn't seem weird because I know that's just how they text.' Ajani says, 'The crying emoji 😭 is the most commonly used amongst everyone that I know.' Gen Z 'only uses this emoji 😂 to be ironic when something isn't funny,' says Esmé. However, she does use other emojis and GIFs. 'My friends are much more emotive [in texting], sending emojis, multiple exclamation points, and GIFs,' she explains. 'They also obviously use more slang and text shorthand than my parents. I think my friends and I will text shorter thoughts but more of them — like separate texts but five at a time where my parents are more concise and keep it in one longer text.' While Sophie admits that grammar and punctuation 'can help minimize the likelihood of a misunderstanding,' she also thinks it's good to understand how other people will take your texts. 'It's important to understand and adapt to different people's ways of texting,' she says. For me, I've found myself adapting my texting style when texting with my Gen Z sister. I'll use way more casual sentences with little-to-no punctuation (and take out all the 'lol's) compared to when I'm texting friends or my husband. If we can meet them in the middle when it comes to texting, maybe Gen Zers can meet us in the middle when it comes to using more formal language and grammar for school essays and in the workplace. At the end of the day, you can text the way you want to (proper grammar and all), but just know that teens are going to be silently judging you for it — or potentially questioning any hidden meanings. There's no harm in just being considerate of others and understanding how your 'Hey.' might make a teen feel compared to just: 'hey'Best of SheKnows Bird Names Are One of the Biggest Baby Name Trends for Gen Beta (& We Found 20+ Options) These Are the 36 Celebrities with the Most Kids 15 Celebrity Parents Whose Kids Went to Ivy League Schools
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Orlando Bloom's Entire Relationship History: Katy Perry More
Right now, everyone is wondering: Is Orlando Bloom single again? In case you haven't seen the celebrity side of the news cycle, breakup rumors are running rampant between the Pirates of the Caribbean actor and his fiancée, Katy Perry. And now, everyone wants to know all the details, from how this could've happened between the two and who Bloom has dated before. Bloom has been in the public eye for well over a decade now, and since then, he's been at the center of so many dating rumors. So. Dang. Many. But, out of all of those rumors, he has been in at least four confirmed romances with fellow celebrities like Sienna Miller, Kate Bosworth, Miranda Kerr, and Perry. As many fans know, Bloom was married to Kerr from 2010 to 2013, and welcomed a son named Flynn in early 2011. Then, Bloom got together with Perry in 2016, then got engaged in 2019 and welcomed a daughter named Daisy Dove in 2020. Everything seemed to be going well for Bloom and Perry, but now, insiders are going bananas. In fact, insiders are claiming as of June 24, 2025, Bloom is single. While neither Bloom or Perry has confirmed the news, insiders did tell TMZ that he's going to go to Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos' wedding as a single man, saying, 'He's the life of the party and he's gonna hit the dance floor hard!' So, while we figure out what the heck is going on, let's take a walk down memory lane. Below, check out Orlando Bloom's relationship timeline. More from SheKnows Orlando Bloom's Instagram 'Likes' Are Raising Eyebrows Amid His Rumored Split From Katy Perry Best of SheKnows 39 Times Actresses Totally Transformed For a Role: See Side-by-Side Photos Jeff Bezos & Lauren Sánchez's Full Relationship Timeline 23 Age-Gap Couples Who Met When One of Them Was Still a Child Fun fact: Sienna Miller and Bloom were first linked in 2001, and reportedly dated for about four months. Neither has talked about their romance, but that's seemingly confirmed, per DailyMail. Orlando Bloom and Kate Bosworth dated at the beginning of their careers, and were together from 2002 to 2006. During their three and a half year romance, they were super private about everything. However, we do know that they originally met while filming a Gap commercial together, per InStyle. However, they broke up in 2006 and released a joint statement to People. 'They did decide to take some time apart due to their upcoming work schedule, and they remain very close. It was a mutual decision.' While there's still not much known about their romance, Bosworth did say to Sunday Times via UsMagazine that it was her first big heartbreak in her life. 'You know when you put all your chips into something, then it disappears? [The breakup] sent me into such pain, I think I had actual vertigo. I was like, 'Is this my new reality? Will anything be normal again?'' She added, 'Then one day you wake up, and you think, OK, I'll never be the same, but I'll survive, and I'll grow from it.' Miranda Kerr and Bloom started dating in the fall of 2007, but didn't make their relationship public until the spring of 2008. However, they were acquaintances for years prior, and Bloom was the one to initiate a romantic interest, but she shut him down. Why? 'At the time I was seeing someone else,' she said to Hello via People. After nearly three years of dating, they announced their engagement in June 2010. They married in a secret ceremony a month later, and then Kerr gave birth to their son, named Flynn Christopher Blanchard Copeland Bloom, on Jan 2011. However, two years later, the couple divorced in 2013. There wasn't a dramatic reason as to why, things just didn't work out. He even told the Irish Independent, 'We're going to be in each other's lives for the rest of our lives. There's no question for the sake of our son and everything else, we're going to support one another and love each other as parents to Flynn.' So… Bloom was one of the men on Lindsay Lohan's sex list in 2014. While this is a rumor, it's a rumor that one acknowledged the validity of it. So we're going to count it, per EOnline. Bloom and Katy Perry met back in 2016 at a Golden Globes afterparty, and within a few months, they started dating. They confirmed their romance on May 2016 with a now-archived Instagram post. However, within less than a year, they actually split up. Perry was reportedly the one to end it, and their reps confirmed the split to People. 'Before rumors or falsifications get out of hand we can confirm that Orlando and Katy are taking respectful, loving space at this time,' they said. 'It was a few events that happened over the past few months. They both still love each other very much, though, and getting back together could happen once they have some space.' Back in Sept 2024, Perry confirmed on the Call Her Daddy With Alex Cooper podcast that they split because of how different their romantic intentions were, with her just getting out of a relationship and he in a time of celibacy. However, it didn't last long because they were spotted together in the summer of 2017, and then got back together by Jan 2018. After that, they got engaged on Valentine's Day 2019. In March 2020, they announced they were expecting a child in Perry's music video for her song 'Never Worn White.' Then, on Aug. 27, 2020, they welcomed their daughter Daisy Dove Bloom into the world. Now, everything was fine over the years: until 2025, after Perry's album flop and her controversial Blue Origin flight. And in the summer of 2025, breakup rumors hit an all-time high; and now, we're waiting to see what happens.
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Orlando Bloom's Instagram ‘Likes' Are Raising Eyebrows Amid His Rumored Split From Katy Perry
So, we have no idea if Orlando Bloom and Katy Perry are actually broken up for good. Insiders are saying the romance is done after nine years, but neither has publicly commented on whether or not it's true. Either way, though, Bloom is in the middle of a controversy, with many users on X, the app formerly known as Twitter, calling out his eyebrow-raising 'likes.' One X user revealed photographic evidence that Bloom keeps liking other girls' photos. Like, a lot. It's so much that thousands of people are calling him out for it. The user named @lgndrylover posted proof with the caption reading, 'orlando's likes on instagram 🤡 katy get behind me.' More from SheKnows Orlando Bloom Reportedly Plans To Launch His Single Life in an Unexpected Way After Katy Perry Split You can see the post HERE! In the photos, we see he'd liked so many of the talented industrial designer and artist Hanna Schönwald, most of them being her selfies. (Along with that, they follow eachother, but Schönwald and Perry don't follow one another.) He's also been caught liking photos from other models, which has fans also up in arms. Now, fans were quite peeved about this, commenting things like 'what a… loser jesuschrist. this the disgusting man some katycats are crying for?' and 'imagine having a whole child and a wife and still behaving like this 😒 katy deserve better.' So, here's the thing: liking model's photos, or attractive people's photos isn't cheating. However, it's a widely talked about subject online, with many people split on whether it's not a big deal or a sign of betrayal. It's truly up to each relationship, and how they see this as. While we don't know what Perry thinks about it, we do know fans aren't exactly thrilled. For those who don't know, Bloom and Perry met back in 2016 at a Golden Globes afterparty, and within a few months, they started dating. They confirmed their romance in May 2016, but broke up for the first time after 10 months together. However, it didn't last long because they got back together by Jan 2018, and then they got engaged on Valentine's Day 2019. In March 2020, they announced they were expecting a child in Perry's music video for her song 'Never Worn White.' Then, on Aug. 27, 2020, they welcomed their daughter Daisy Dove Bloom into the world. And now, everyone doesn't know what's going on between the two. Insiders claimined as of June 24, 2025, Bloom is single, saying that he's going to go to Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos' wedding as a single man, saying, 'He's the life of the party and he's gonna hit the dance floor hard!' Best of SheKnows 39 Times Actresses Totally Transformed For a Role: See Side-by-Side Photos Jeff Bezos & Lauren Sánchez's Full Relationship Timeline 23 Age-Gap Couples Who Met When One of Them Was Still a Child
