Katy Perry's 'Stress' Over Album and Tour Reportedly Caused 'Tension' with Orlando Bloom: Sources (Exclusive)

Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom's narration knowledgeable strain amid nan singer's latest endeavor, but a root says her fiancé was location for her.

An insider tells PEOPLE, "Katy was profoundly disappointment pursuing nan reception of her caller album," 143, which came retired successful September. "It made her very stressed. Orlando was understanding, but it did origin immoderate tension."

A 2nd root adds, "She was besides disappointed successful immoderate of nan circuit reviews. [Perry is presently connected her world circuit Lifetimes.] "It's put accent connected their relationship."

Despite immoderate erstwhile antagonistic reviews, it hasn't impacted nan world shows, and nan circuit sold retired 3 nights successful Mexico, starring Perry to adhd an other date. The existent Australian limb is besides wholly sold out. She adjacent brings nan show to nan US, opening pinch a July 10 extremity successful Denver.

When she released her latest album, which nan Lifetimes circuit is supporting, Perry noted successful a connection that her imagination was to create "a bold, exuberant, celebratory dance-pop medium pinch nan symbolic 143 numerical look of emotion arsenic a throughline message." (The medium title 143 refers to nan retro shorthand of "I emotion you" via pager communication.)

(Reps for Perry and Bloom did not instantly respond to PEOPLE's petition for remark astir nan couple's unsmooth patch.)

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However, nan "Teenage Dream" vocalist has been taking nan negativity successful stride. In February, she spoke to PEOPLE astir nan antagonistic criticism she received for her medium 143. "You shouldn't publication it erstwhile it's good. You shouldn't publication it erstwhile it's bad," she said.

Perry, 40, added, "My therapist said thing that really changed my life. What anybody thinks astir you is nary of your business. It's what you deliberation astir yourself."

She besides said she created nan medium from "a existent displacement successful my life erstwhile I became a mother, and I really tapped into that feminine divine energy. The messages connected it are celebratory. They're astir love."

In conjunction pinch her caller album, Perry group disconnected connected her Lifetimes Tour successful April, little than a period aft participating successful Jeff Bezos' all-female Blue Origin flight, which received criticism complete its costs and its alleged effect connected nan environment.

Perry seemingly addressed nan criticism during nan opening nighttime of nan Lifetimes Tour, asking nan crowd successful Mexico City: "Has anyone ever called your dreams crazy?"

She past addressed nan hurtful disapproval successful an Instagram post.

“When nan ‘online’ world tries to make maine a quality Piñata, I return it pinch grace and nonstop them love, origin I cognize truthful galore group are hurting successful truthful galore ways and nan net is very overmuch truthful a dumping crushed for unhinged and unhealed,” nan musician wrote successful a remark connected Tuesday, April 29,

Perry and Bloom, 48, have been together for almost a decade. They exchanged rings successful February 2019 and welcomed their girl Daisy Dove successful August 2020.