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Orlando Bloom<\/b><\/a> has found<\/span> Katy Perry<\/b><\/a> tough company of late, but his longtime friend exclusively tells Life & Style<\/em> that he is in it for the long haul and helping lift her spirits the best way he knows how \u2013 which is lots and lots of sexy time!<\/p>\n \u201cThis [relationship] works because of the physical connection between Katy and Orlando and it\u2019s the big thing they have in common in addition to being parents together,\u201d the source explains to Life & Style<\/em>. \u201cOtherwise they\u2019re radically different people with Katy being the ambitious, hard-charging, type-A personality and Orlando being extremely laid back, almost to a fault.\u201d<\/p>\n After noting that Orlando, 47, is \u201cnot a heavy drinker or party animal,\u201d the insider explains that \u201chis vice is sex, plain and simple<\/a>.\u201d The source continues, \u201cAnd that\u2019s why it manages to work between him and Katy. The electricity between them is still there, still humming even with the challenges Katy has been facing as she tries to reignite her recording career.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe great thing about Orlando is that he doesn\u2019t meddle in Katy\u2019s world at all and is very happy with letting her call the shots and take the big risks that made her famous in the first place,\u201d the insider says. \u201cHe doesn\u2019t want or need the pressure and responsibility of advising her on that stuff, and he\u2019s perfectly happy being the shoulder she can cry on when things don\u2019t go her way.\u201d<\/p>\n For Katy, 39, and Orlando, it \u201call comes down to the bedroom\u201d for them. \u201cThat\u2019s where Orlando truly shines,\u201d the source shares. \u201cHe\u2019s never had a problem satisfying Katy in that way and he\u2019s very comfortable with the arrangement they have at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n While the source didn\u2019t exactly say what Katy is dealing with, she hinted she was going through a difficult time<\/a> when she was seen partying at a nightclub in Barcelona in July.<\/p>\n Katy and Orlando began dating in 2016, though called it quits in 2017. However, their split didn\u2019t last wrong and they reconciled in 2018. The couple then took a major step in their relationship when they got engaged in February 2019.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was very sweet,\u201d Katy shared about the proposal while appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live<\/em>. \u201cIt was Valentine\u2019s Day \u2026 we went to dinner and I thought we were going to go see some art after dinner but we pulled up to a helicopter.\u201d<\/p>\n The \u201cFirework\u201d singer continued, \u201cWe landed on a rooftop [in Los Angeles] \u2014 my whole family was there, and all my friends. He did so well.\u201d<\/p>\n They later welcomed baby No. 1, daughter Daisy<\/a>, in August 2020. Despite experiencing many milestones in their relationship, Katy and Orlando still haven\u2019t made it down the aisle.<\/p>\n In January, an insider exclusively told Life & Style<\/em> that \u201cthere [didn\u2019t] appear to be any plans in the works<\/a>\u201d when it came to a wedding. Meanwhile, their inner circle seemed concerned about the lack of effort they were putting into their relationship.<\/p>\n \u201cThey live together, but it does seem like they\u2019re leading separate lives,\u201d the source revealed. \u201cKaty is happy filming American Idol or promoting her shoe line, while Orlando would rather be jumping out of an airplane or off a mountain.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n