"Orlando tryna keep it chill" — Internet reacts to Katy Perry and Doechii nearly kissing onstage at VMAs

Orlando Bloom and Katy Perry share a kiss at the 2024 MTV VMAs after her performance. (Image via Instagram/@vmas)
Orlando Bloom and Katy Perry share a kiss at the 2024 MTV VMAs after her performance. (Image via Instagram/@vmas)

Katy Perry, the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award recipient, delivered an eclectic performance at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) that excited fans. However, the thrill was not just for her performance, but more so for a steamy moment, she shared with guest rapper Doechii, one that had her fiancé, Orlando Bloom, looking, or "trynna keep it chill," as one user commented on X.

The pop star delivered a performance spanning all her biggest hits, culminating in a nearly intimate moment with Doechii during their performance of their upcoming song, I'm His, He's Mine. During the set, Doechii twerked on Katy Perry as she rapped her verse and bent backward, with Perry nearly kissing her. The broadcast promptly cut to Bloom, who sat awkwardly in his seat, clapping.


Orlando Bloom is "gagged," users joke as he watches partner Katy Perry nearly kiss Doechii

Social media users, as usual, were quick to react, with some theorizing as to what went through Bloom's head.

"'Wait, this wasn't in the rehearsals'," one user jokingly shared.
"The camera cutting to orlando bloom is so…" one user stated.
"ORLANDO IS GAGGED," one user exclaimed.

Others continued the gages, with many noting how hilariously the camera cut to Bloom.

"ORLANDO AT THE END [crying emojis]," one user laughed.
"PANNING TO ORLANDO BLOOM IS CRAZY," one user pointed out.
"Orlando byeee," one user remarked, wittily.
Perry wrapped up the show by blowing a kiss to Bloom.

Orlando Bloom says Katy Perry "brings love and joy" to their family

Orlando Bloom, Katy Perry's soon-to-be husband and father of her child, took to the stage to introduce her before she accepted her award. He began his speech by saying that the world only knows one side of her, the pop icon side. He knows her "as Katheryn Hudson." He continued,

"You know her as a global superstar who brings love light and her unique sense of humor to every song she writes and every music video she creates. I know her as a mother, as a partner, who brings that same love and joy to our family.”

He then called her up, and she emerged from above, clad in a mystical, cream-colored outfit, ready to deliver her performance. She performed some of her biggest hits, such as Teenage Dream, California Girls, I Kissed a Girl and Fireworks. She also performed E.T., followed by her and Doechii's collaboration.

She accepted her award, telling the world, "I did that all on the first day of my period, too. Can you believe it?" before she delivered an inspiring speech. She also gave a shoutout to Bloom and their daughter, Daisy.

"Thank you to Orlando for keeping me grounded, celebrated, and doing the dishes. And lastly for my Daisy, the only flowers I’ll ever need."

Katy Perry and her on-again-off-again partner, Orlando Bloom, have been dating since 2016. The couple engaged on V-day in 2019 and share a daughter, Daisy Dove Bloom.

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Edited by Priscillah Mueni