{"id":358635,"date":"2026-07-31T10:15:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T10:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/358635\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T10:15:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T10:15:40","slug":"how-katy-perry-orlando-bloom-and-miranda-kerr-successfully-co-parent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/358635\/","title":{"rendered":"How Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr Successfully Co-Parent"},"content":{"rendered":"

Originally appeared on E! Online<\/a><\/p>\n

When it comes to parenting their children, Katy Perry<\/a>, Orlando Bloom<\/a> and Miranda Kerr<\/a> are never hot n cold.<\/p>\n

Instead, with Flynn\u2014Bloom’s 15-year-old son with former wife Kerr\u2014and Daisy (his 5-year-old daughter<\/a> with ex-fianc\u00e9e Perry), they’re just like twins, so in sync.<\/p>\n

The key is to quite simply “put the needs of the child first,” Kora Organics founder Kerr explained to E! News<\/a> at the Environmental Working Group’s Know Your Worth Earth Day Dinner April 22. “That’s so important to think about, is this in the best interest for the child?”<\/p>\n

That’s what she and Bloom\u2014who announced the end of their three-year marriage in 2013\u2014have done with Flynn “from day one,” she continued, “and that’s helped navigate so many challenging situations that have come up.”<\/p>\n

And while, yes, there are always some ups and some downs when you’re navigating the co-parenting process<\/a>, from the moment Bloom (now dating Swiss model<\/a> Luisa Laemmel) linked up with Perry<\/a> (who recently dubbed former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau<\/a> “the love of my life”<\/a>) in 2016, it was black and its white: Kerr knew that the pop star was good for all of them.<\/p>\n

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It was “incredible,” Kerr noted on a 2021 episode<\/a> of InStyle<\/a>‘s podcast <\/a>Ladies First With Laura Brown<\/a>, that she and Bloom had “been able to find other partners who work really well with us.”<\/p>\n

The actor and her husband of nine years Evan Spiegel “really get along just as well as Katy and I,” Kerr continued, “so it’s such a blessing, and it doesn’t need to be any other way.”<\/p>\n

From the beginning, quite simply, Kerr met a girl and she liked it.<\/p>\n

“We just clicked instantly so easily, like we had been friends before or something,” the Sydney native explained of the musician, 41. “From day one, when Orlando and I separated, we have been very close, really good friends. I always have wanted the best for him, and he’s always wanted the best for me.”<\/p>\n

Together, the foursome was truly livin’ a teenage dream.<\/p>\n

“We go on holidays together\u2014we celebrate all the important milestones together,” Kerr explained of Perry on an August 2021 episode<\/a> of the Moments With Candace Parker<\/a> podcast. “I love her. I mean, it’d be safe to say I love her more than Flynn’s dad.”<\/p>\n

\"Miranda<\/p>\n

Tayfun Coskun\/Anadolu via Getty Images & Jesse Grant\/Getty Images for Breakthrough Prize<\/p>\n

By that point, the model\u2014also mom to sons Hart, 8, Myles, 6, and Pierre, 2, with Spiegel\u2014had already found a comfortable fellowship with her former spouse.<\/p>\n

Admittedly, during their six years together, “We both knew that the relationship was not bringing out the best in each other,” the 43-year-old shared during a February appearance<\/a> on the We Need to Talk<\/a> podcast. But they agreed on one crucial detail: “When we made that decision separate, I said to him, ‘Let’s always put the needs of Flynn first.'”<\/p>\n

They just needed to adjust their own proverbial oxygen masks before moving forward.<\/p>\n

Doing “a lot of spiritual work,” Kerr shared, they focused on “forgiving each other, forgiving ourselves, creating peace within the situation.” Because even though they’d strutted away from the romance, “When you have a child with someone else, they’re always going to be that person’s parent for the rest of their life.”<\/p>\n

And she was so focused on exhibiting model behavior, Kerr didn’t initially clock that she was, perhaps, too willing to make the situation copacetic.<\/p>\n

“When Orlando and I had recently separated, I was just very, very giving, as always, and wanting to please,” she noted on the podcast. “And if Orlando had a last-minute change\u2014and he would say this himself\u2014I would always accommodate him to that.”<\/p>\n

Then she linked up with Snapchat co-creator Spiegel and was able to see the bigger picture.<\/p>\n

“My husband has good boundaries,” Kerr noted of the 36-year-old. So, now, during those times she can’t bend to Bloom’s changing schedule, she’ll tell him, “‘I’m so sorry that your plans changed, but we planned according to this.'”<\/p>\n

And she’s learned to do so in a way that doesn’t result in the Pirates of the Caribbean star wanting to challenge her to a duel.<\/p>\n

Similarly, there haven’t been any fireworks since he and Perry revealed they’d called off their engagement<\/a> last summer.<\/p>\n

“They will continue to be seen together as a family,” a spokesperson for the exes vowed to E! News at the time<\/a>, “as their shared priority is\u2014and always will be\u2014raising their daughter with love, stability and mutual respect.”<\/p>\n

Such was the case when they took a family trip to Italy<\/a> in the weeks following their split and made a stop to see <\/a>Paddington: The Musical<\/a> in London with Flynn and Daisy last December.<\/p>\n

Bloom even displayed support for Perry’s new romance with Trudeau<\/a>. Or, at least he seemed in on the joke<\/a> when satirical outlet The Onion created a faux post about his bond with former German Chancellor Angela Merkel.<\/p>\n

\"Katy<\/p>\n

Photo by Dave Benett\/VF25\/WireImage for Vanity Fair<\/p>\n

No matter what, he and Perry are electing to love each other as a family, unconditionally.<\/p>\n

“We’re gonna be great,” Bloom insisted while promoting his film<\/a> The Cut on Today<\/a> last September. “It’s nothing but love.”<\/p>\n

After all, just because it’s over, doesn’t mean it’s really over.<\/p>\n

“I actually just saw them both,” Kerr noted during a September appearance<\/a> on the Kyle and Jackie-O Show<\/a>. “I was with them on the weekend.” Together, the trio snapped a pic, she added, “And it was kinda funny. Katy sent me the photo of Orlando and like his two exes on the side.”<\/p>\n

Dare we say you could see them shine from a mile?<\/p>\n

“We all had such a big smile on our faces,” detailed Kerr. “You know we’re one big happy family.”<\/p>\n

And they’re not the only ones displaying model co-parenting behavior. Check out what other friendly exes have said about navigating that all-important dynamic.<\/p>\n

(Originally published May 13, 2026, at 7 a.m. PT)<\/p>\n

Ricky Martin & Jwan Yosef<\/p>\n

\"Ricky<\/p>\n

Though the Grammy winner and Swedish-Syrian artist called it quits in 2023, the pair continue to partner when it comes to their kids Lucia and Renn.<\/p>\n

“We’ve actually had the most wonderful relationship,” Jwan told Attitude<\/a> in September 2025. “It’s a very solid and calm co-parenting situation. We live 10 minutes away from each other. We speak every other day. We love our kids so much.”<\/p>\n

He added, “It’s been an extremely lovely kind of experience. It’s not an experience\u2014it’s a way of living.”<\/p>\n

Megan Fox & Brian Austin Green<\/p>\n

\"Megan<\/p>\n

Megan Fox<\/a> and Brian Austin Green<\/a> have a body of co-parenting experience. So the Jennifer’s Body star and the Beverly Hills, 90210<\/a> alum\u2014who share kids Noah, Bodhi and Journey\u2014try to follow a key rule. <\/p>\n

“The number one,” Brian told E! News in April 2024<\/a>, “is always make sure that everything is centered around the experience of the kids.” <\/p>\n

Because as he put it, a breakup is “gonna affect the kids. The only choice you have is how it affects the kids.” Part of that, Brian continued, is recognizing that it’s important to “pick your battles.”<\/p>\n

“The person that you were with that you’re now separated from, you guys are separated for a reason,” he added, “because you didn’t get along. So, you can’t expect to then get along after the fact in raising your kids. So, you have to decide, ‘OK, it’s not about us getting along anymore. It’s about us co-parenting, which is a totally different situation.'”<\/p>\n

Megan\u2014whose divorce from Brian was finalized<\/a> in 2022 two years after the filing<\/a>\u2014agrees. <\/p>\n

“I think it’s really important when people separate to never ever disparage the other parent or even in a passive aggressive way make remarks,” the Transformers actress said on a 2023 episode of The Drew Barrymore Show<\/a>. “I don’t let anything in my energy like that when I’m around my kids. Because if I don’t accept and love their father, I’m rejecting a part of them because he’s a part of who they are always. He’s in their blood, and he’s in their psyche, and they exist because of him.”<\/p>\n

Josh Duhamel & Fergie<\/p>\n

\"Josh<\/p>\n

Where is the love? Josh Duhamel<\/a> and Fergie<\/a> certainly have it for each other as co-parents.<\/p>\n

“Fergie is an amazing woman<\/a>. She really is,” the Safe Haven actor said on a 2023 episode of The Jess Cagle Show<\/a>, going on to share how the singer welcomed his wife Audra Mari<\/a> into the family. “She’s taken Audra in. And it could be much worse. That’s the thing\u2014you never know how these things are going to go.”<\/p>\n

In fact, Josh said Fergie was thrilled for the couple after they announced in 2023 that they were expecting<\/a> their first child together: Shepherd<\/a>. The little one\u2014born in January 2024\u2014joined big brother Axl<\/a>, whom the Las Vegas alum shares with the former Black Eyed Peas<\/a> member.<\/p>\n

“Because she’s such a kind-hearted person, she really truly is, she only has love for Audra and is excited as\u2014well, I can’t believe how excited she is for us,” continued Josh\u2014whose divorce from Fergie<\/a> was finalized in 2019, two years after they announced their split<\/a>. “Like I said, it could be a lot worse. I’ve seen it, I’ve lived it. Thankfully, we have a really civil situation.”<\/p>\n

Irina Shayk & Bradley Cooper<\/p>\n

\"Irina<\/p>\n

Irina Shayk<\/a>, who shares daughter Lea<\/a> with ex Bradley Cooper<\/a>, isn’t a big fan of the terminology<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“I never understood the term co-parenting,” the model told ELLE<\/a> in 2021. “When I’m with my daughter, I’m 100 percent a mother, and when she’s with her dad, he’s 100 percent her dad. Co-parenting is parenting.” <\/p>\n

Though Irina and Bradley split in 2019<\/a> after four years together, they’ve continued to stay on good terms. And even with their busy schedules, the runway vet and the Silver Linings Playbook actor have continued to go on family vacations<\/a>, hang out in New York<\/a> and support one another<\/a> since their breakup.<\/p>\n

“He’s the best father Lea and I could dream of,” she told the magazine<\/a> in 2023. “It always works, but it always works because we make it work.”<\/p>\n

Mariah Carey & Nick Cannon<\/p>\n

\"Mariah<\/p>\n

As Mariah Carey<\/a> put it, love takes time\u2014and so can finding a rhythm in co-parenting. However, Nick Cannon<\/a>, who shares twins Moroccan<\/a> and <\/a>Monroe<\/a> with the Grammy winner, suggested they’ve settled into a good routine.<\/a><\/p>\n

“Mariah and I co-parent very well,” The Masked Singer<\/a> host said on a 2022 episode of The Language of Love with Dr. Laura Berman<\/a>. “We’re really great friends. She’s taught me so much. That’s family.” <\/p>\n

And Mariah seems proud of how far she and Nick have come since their split in 2014<\/a> and subsequent divorce<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“They spend time with him, and they have a good time; they spend time with me, and they have a good time,” she explained<\/a> to Harper’s Bazaar<\/a> in July 2025. “I want to make sure I’m always fair about the situation because it’s tough to grow up with divorced parents.”<\/p>\n

In addition to being father to Moroccan and Monroe, Nick shares<\/a>ZionMixolydian, Zillion Heir and Beautiful Zeppelin with Abby De La Rosa; Golden “Sagon,”Powerful Queen and Rise Messiah with Brittany Bell, Legendary Love with Bre Tiesi, Onyx Ice with LaNisha Cole and Halo Marie and the late Zen with Alyssa Scott.<\/p>\n

Gwyneth Paltrow & Chris Martin<\/p>\n

\"Gwyneth<\/p>\n

Of course, we have to include Gwyneth Paltrow<\/a> and Chris Martin<\/a>. After all, the Oscar winner and the Coldplay<\/a> singer\u2014who share kids Apple Martin<\/a> and Moses Martin<\/a>\u2014did popularize the phrase “consciously uncouple” when they announced their split<\/a> in 2014.<\/p>\n

“Chris and I committed to putting them first<\/a>, and that’s harder than it looks,” Gwyneth said on a 2020 episode of The Drew Barrymore Show<\/a>. “Because some days, you really don’t want to be with the person that you’re getting divorced from. But if you’re committed to having family dinner<\/a>, then you do it. And you take a deep breath, and you look the person in the eye, and you remember your pact, and you smile, and you hug, and you make a joke, and you just recommit to this new relationship that you’re trying to foster.”<\/p>\n

And the Goop mogul noted she and the musician will always be family.<\/p>\n

“That’s how it will be forever,” she continued. “Some days it’s not as good as it looks. We also have good days and bad days. But I think it’s driving towards the same purpose of unity and love and really what’s best for them. We have this idea that just because we break up we can’t love the things about the person anymore that we loved and that’s not true.”<\/p>\n

Tom Brady & Gisele B\u00fcndchen\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Tom<\/p>\n

After divorcing in 2022<\/a>, Gisele B\u00fcndchen<\/a> and Tom Brady<\/a> had to tackle a new challenge. <\/p>\n

“I think there’s easier days than others,” the supermodel, who shares kids Benjamin<\/a> and <\/a>Vivian<\/a> with the former quarterback, admitted in a 2024 interview with ABC News<\/a>‘ Robin Roberts<\/a>, later adding, “They’re super smart children. They know what they can get away with.<\/a> So I think it’s natural that it has different rules, and then kids just adapt. And they’re going to try to do what they want. And I can only control what I do.” <\/p>\n

And as Gisele put it, it’s all about balance.<\/p>\n

“Tom has time with them, and I have time with them,” she added, “which I think is amazing because they get to really experience\u2014again, more-enriching for their lives\u2014two different worlds, and they get to learn from two different worlds and that’s wonderful for them I think.” <\/p>\n

Tom also shed some light on how the exes are on the same team<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“I’m trying to raise them\u2014we all are, myself and their mom\u2014in a very loving way toward one another,” the athlete, who also shares son Jack<\/a> with ex Bridget Moynahan<\/a>, told E! News in 2023, “to be very kind, to be empathetic and to have great perspective. Our kids are growing up in different ways than we grew up but also we want to raise them with the right values.”<\/p>\n

Ben Affleck & Jennifer Garner<\/p>\n

\"Ben<\/p>\n

Having played a superhero, Ben Affleck<\/a> knows one when he sees one IRL. And he includes ex-wife Jennifer Garner<\/a>\u2014with whom he shares kids Violet<\/a>, Seraphina<\/a> and Samuel<\/a>\u2014in that league.<\/p>\n

“Jen is a superhero mom,” the Oscar winner\u2014whose divorce from the 13 Going on 30 star was announced<\/a> in 2015 and finalized<\/a> three years later\u2014told E! News in 2016. “She’s an amazing mother, and I’m really lucky to have her as a partner to co-parent these kids with. We try our best, we put them first and that’s what we do.”<\/p>\n

Jennifer Lopez<\/a>, who wed her fianc\u00e9 from the aughts Ben in 2022<\/a> before filing for divorce<\/a> two years later, agreed\u2014previously telling Vogue<\/a> Jennifer is “an amazing co-parent,” and that she and Ben “work really well together.”<\/p>\n

Zayn Malik & Gigi Hadid<\/p>\n

\"Zayn<\/p>\n

While Gigi Hadid<\/a> and Zayn Malik<\/a>‘s split in 2021 made headlines, they’ve been able to move forward together as co-parents for the sake of their daughter Khai<\/a>. <\/p>\n

“Co-parenting is good,” the One Direction<\/a> alum said on a 2023 episode<\/a> of Call Her Daddy<\/a>. “We have a really good relationship for Khai. She’s the main importance. So yeah, it’s going well I think.” <\/p>\n

As for their advice for other parents in similar situations?<\/p>\n

“Just keeping the importance of the child’s happiness at the forefront,” Gigi told The Sunday Times<\/a> that same year. “You have a long life alongside this person.” <\/p>\n

And the fact that Khai “can be with both parents<\/a>,” the supermodel continued, “makes me very happy.”<\/p>\n

Tristan Thompson & Khloe Kardashian<\/p>\n

\"Tristan<\/p>\n

Khloe Kardashian<\/a> is keeping up a co-parenting relationship with ex Tristan Thompson<\/a>. <\/p>\n

However, the reality star has admitted that maintaining this bond with the basketball player\u2014who was at the center of several cheating scandals<\/a> during their time together\u2014for the sake of their children True<\/a> and Tatum<\/a>Thompson<\/a> hasn’t always been easy. <\/p>\n

“It’s way harder when you’re really mad at someone, it’s really hard to sit in their face in front of your kids and be like, ‘Hi!'” she told tmrw in January 2024, per People<\/a>, later adding, “Trust me, that’s not how I feel every day. I had to learn to take control of my feelings. There were so many times that my feelings got control of me and I was impulsive and I tweeted something or posted something and things that you regret. But in my opinion, I’ll never regret being a nice person<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

And ultimately, Khloe wants her kids to have a strong connection with Tristan, who is also dad to son Prince<\/a> from his relationship with JordanCraig and fathered son Theo<\/a> with Maralee Nichols. <\/p>\n

“I want my kids to have beautiful relationships with their dad,” the Good American mogul added. “And if we’re blessed enough to have a dad that wants to be there and wants to show up and be hands-on, why would I prevent that from happening?”<\/p>\n

Orlando Bloom & Miranda Kerr<\/p>\n

\"Orlando<\/p>\n

While Orlando Bloom<\/a> and Miranda Kerr<\/a>broke up in 2013<\/a>, they’re still part of a co-parenting fellowship for son Flynn<\/a>\u2014one that also includes The Lord of the Rings<\/a> star’s ex, singer Katy Perry<\/a>, and the supermodel’s husband, Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel<\/a>. <\/p>\n

“I adore Katy, and I just feel so happy that Orlando’s found someone that makes his heart so happy,” Miranda said on a 2020 episode of The Drew Barrymore Show<\/a>. “Because at the end of the day, for Flynn to have a happy father and a happy mother, it’s just the most important thing. So I’m just so grateful that Orlando and Katy found each other and I’m so grateful that I found my incredible husband and just that we all really respect each other.”<\/p>\n

And though their schedules keep them busy and their families have grown\u2014Orlando and Katy are also parents to daughter Daisy Dove and Miranda and Evan share sons Hart, Myles and Pierre\u2014they still manage to come together. <\/p>\n

“When it comes to special occasions when we have to be together, we work it out,” Miranda added. “So we have compromises that we work out together for what is the best for our whole family? But we really do always think of what is the best thing for Flynn? And I just think that that’s the most important thing at the end of the day.”<\/p>\n

Matt Bellamy, Kate Hudson & Chris Robinson<\/p>\n

\"Matt<\/p>\n

Unlike a love fern, Kate Hudson<\/a> doesn’t think she has to let her amicable bond with exes Chris Robinson<\/a> and Matt Bellamy<\/a> die.<\/p>\n

“Chris and I just need to check in once in a while,” the How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days actress told The Sunday Times<\/a> in 2022 of her former spouse and dad to son Ryder.<\/p>\n

As for Matt, dad to her son Bingham, he’s “so wonderful\u2014I couldn’t have asked for a better co-parent,” she continued. “For me it’s like, you loved this person. That doesn’t just go away, but you can re-establish a different kind of love. You can have an amazing time with an ex-partner because you’re really only focused on the love of your child.”<\/p>\n

Kate is also mom to daughter Rani, whom she shares with fianc\u00e9 Danny Fujikawa<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“It might not look traditional from the outside, but on the inside I feel like we’re killing it,” she added. “The unit that I’ve created with three children with three different fathers is a seriously strong unit, and it’s ours.”<\/p>\n

Anna Faris & Chris Pratt<\/p>\n

\"Anna<\/p>\n

Sometimes, it can seem like co-parents are galaxies apart. But Anna Faris<\/a> has suggested that her relationship with ex Chris Pratt<\/a>, with whom she shares son Jack<\/a>, and his wife Katherine Schwarzenegger<\/a> has grown.<\/p>\n

“We’re all getting much closer, and I so appreciate that,” The House Bunny actress, who split from the Guardians of the Galaxy<\/a> actor in 2017 and finalized their divorce<\/a> the following year, told People<\/a> in 2022. “They’re very protective of me, and I want to be very protective of them. I so appreciate their support.”<\/p>\n

In fact, Anna called Katherine\u2014who also shares daughters Lyla and Eloise and son Ford<\/a> with Chris\u2014”awesome.”<\/p>\n

“She’s just on top of it,” the Mom star continued about The Gift of Forgiveness author. “I love how she is with Jack.”<\/p>\n

And ultimately, Anna\u2014who is now married to cinematographer <\/a>Michael Barrett<\/a>\u2014indicated she’s happy with how things are going for the blended family.<\/p>\n

“It feels just much easier now that time has passed,” she told the outlet. “It feels really good to not live with that internal churning of unpleasantness.”<\/p>\n

Mel B & Eddie Murphy<\/p>\n

\"Mel<\/p>\n

It’s good when co-parents wannabe on the same page, and Mel B<\/a> admits it took a while for her and ex Eddie Murphy<\/a> to form this kind of relationship<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“I think being in the kind of [situation] that I was in, it was hard for me to step out and have that relationship [with Eddie] flourish,” the Spice Girls<\/a> member told Us Weekly<\/a> in May 2025 , while reflecting on her past struggles with PTSD and coercive control. “I managed to do it bit by bit.”<\/p>\n

However, Mel B, who shares teenage Angel<\/a> with Eddie, says their friendship has “flourished even more” in recent years.<\/p>\n

“Angel is coming over [to Murphy’s house],” she continued. “They spend time together. They go on holiday together. He has [10] kids<\/a> and he’s a proper father.”<\/p>\n

Rachel Bilson & Hayden Christensen<\/p>\n

\"Rachel<\/p>\n

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