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Katy Perry Explains Why She Didn't Get Naked In *That* Paddleboard Photo With Orlando Bloom

Katy Perry Explains Why She Didn't Get Naked In *That* Paddleboard Photo With Orlando Bloom

The photos broke the Internet in 2016.

Ciara Sheppard

Ciara Sheppard

Katy Perry has spoken about her and fiancé Orlando Bloom's infamous paddle boarding photos, revealing she didn't get naked because she had an inkling they could be being watched.

The iconic photos of the Pirates of the Caribbean paddle-boarding starkers in Sardinia, with the 'Firework' singer sat on the front, broke the internet when they were first released in 2016.

Now, Katy has revealed that despite Orlando encouraging her to join him in going au natural she held off for fear of prying cameras.

Speaking on The Howard Stern Show about why she too didn't strip off, Katie said: "Well [Orlando] tried to get me there and I was like 'nah'."

When asked if she didn't get nude because she had a feeling paparazzi would be lurking, she replied: "I mean, I would have never, like, set him up if I had a real thought.

"But in the back of my mind, I'm like 'I am Jim Carrey in The Truman Show' a little bit, so I thought maybe there would be a chance.

"I would say I'm a little bit more of the pragmatic in the partnership."

The infamous photos blew up the Internet in 2016 (
Backgrid)

Asked if she ever questioned her soon-to-be hubby's antics, Katy said: "Well it was Europe. Honestly, we had had a pretty chill time for a week and everywhere we looked it was like everybody was naked.

"It was Europe, it was Italy, and I think he wanted to fit in with the locals and it was the end of the trip."

Katy - who is currently pregnant with her first child with the actor - joked that days before, Orlando had been reeling off statistic about his films, Lord of the Rings and Pirates of the Caribbean.

"I was like, eye roll, eye roll, eye roll," she said. "Then all of the sudden, he is number one trending on Twitter and I was like, 'How?! How?'"

Katy spoke about the photos on The Howard Stern show (
SiriusXM)

Absolutely iconic.

Featured Image Credit: The Howard Stern Show/SiriusXM

Topics: Celebrity Entertainment, Celebrity News, Katy Perry