Katy Perry & Orlando Bloom’s ‘Problems Plagued Them for Years’ Before Split: ‘Sometimes Love Isn’t Enough’ (Exclusive Sources)

Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom experienced issues for years before they reached their breaking point.

Last week, PEOPLE confirmed the the pair have split after nine years together on and off. Now sources are revealing what went wrong.

“Katy and Orlando have been suffering through the same problems that have plagued them for years,” a source tells PEOPLE. “[They had] too much going on in their lives, which makes it hard to find time for each other and iron out disagreements. When they don’t communicate properly, their relationship dips to a low level.”

Before the split, the “Teenage Dream” hitmaker, 40, and the Lord of the Rings star, 48, had “been living on an island of stress,” the source adds. “Things have been rocky.”

A film source tells PEOPLE that the split has been “sad and unpleasant,” but Perry and Bloom are focused on co-parenting their daughter Daisy Dove, 4.

“Sometimes love isn’t enough to keep two people with different styles and outlooks on how things are done [together],” the film source adds. “It can overshadow the love.”

The “Roar” singer made an emotional return to the stage on Monday, June 30. In a clip shared to X, Perry appeared to fight back tears during the final Australia show of her Lifetimes World Tour in Adelaide, as she raised her arms to make a heart shape with her hands.

“Thank you for always being there for me Australia. It means the world,” she told the crowd, before launching into her 2010 hit “Firework!”

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Meanwhile, on June 30, Bloom seemingly broke his silence following news of the split by reposting inspiring quotes to his Instagram Stories

He reposted a quote from @taomeditations attributed to Gautama Buddha that read: “Each day is a new beginning. What we do today is what matters most.”

Alongside the quote, he shared the song James Quinn’s “A Gentle Sunlight.” 

Bloom then reposted a clip from his new Prime Video movie Deep Cover, and shared another slide that read, “Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda… The important thing is to take that first step. Bravely overcoming one small fear gives you the courage to take on the next.”

PEOPLE confirmed that Perry and Bloom had gone their separate ways on June 26 after nine years.

The pair began dating in 2016 after meeting at a Golden Globes afterparty. While they broke up in 2017, they rekindled their romance the following year. The pair got engaged in 2019.