Katy Perry Praises Orlando Bloom for 'Doing a Great Job' with Newborn Daughter While She Works

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Katy Perry Praises Orlando Bloom for 'Doing a Great Job' with Newborn Daughter While She Works
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New Mom Katy Perry Is Back on Set of American Idol with Her Fellow Judges — See the Photo!

Judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan, along with host Ryan Seacrest returned to work with new social distancing guidelines

Katy Perry is giving major props to her beau for holding down the fort as she returns to work.

The new mom, 35, returned to the American Idol set this week to kick off production on its fourth season, and opened up to Entertainment Tonight about how fiancé Orlando Bloom "has stepped in" with responsibilities concerning the couple's 6-week-old daughter Daisy Dove.

"It's hard a little bit these first couple of days away and not being able to be there," Perry said. "But Daddy's doing a great job. Daddy has stepped in. I've seen the [BABYBJÖRN] on him, I've seen him with the bottle, I've seen all the pictures. It's all good."

The "Smile" songstress told ET that coming back to work has been "amazing," saying she feels "so grateful for this opportunity and for this job, and to be able to continue to inspire other people to go after their dreams."

"I mean, my life just feels very full and whole," she added.

Dave M. Benett/VF17/WireImage Katy Perry (L) and Orlando Bloom

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Posted @withregram • @unicef Welcome to the world, Daisy Dove Bloom! We are honoured to introduce Goodwill Ambassadors @KatyPerry and @OrlandoBloom’s new bundle of joy.⠀ ⠀ “We are floating with love and wonder from the safe and healthy arrival of our daughter,” Katy and Orlando told us.⠀ ⠀ “But we know we’re the lucky ones and not everyone can have a birthing experience as peaceful as ours was. Communities around the world are still experiencing a shortage of healthcare workers and every eleven seconds a pregnant woman or newborn dies, mostly from preventable causes. Since COVID-19 many more newborn lives are at risk because of the increased lack of access to water, soap, vaccines and medicines that prevent diseases. As parents to a newborn, this breaks our hearts, as we empathize with struggling parents now more than ever.⠀ ⠀ “As UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors, we know UNICEF is there, on the ground, doing whatever it takes to make sure every expecting mother has access to a trained health worker and access to quality healthcare. In celebration of the heart we know our daughter already has, we have set up a donation page to celebrate DDB’s arrival. By supporting them, you are supporting a safe start to life and reimagining a healthier world for every child. We hope your ♥️ can bloom with generosity.⠀ ⠀ Gratefully-⠀ ⠀ Katy & Orlando.”⠀ ⠀ Please tap the link in our bio to support the most precious gift: a healthy child.

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PEOPLE got an exclusive first look at the return to the Idol set — with new social-distancing guidelines amid the ongoing global COVID-19 crisis — for Perry, her fellow judges Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan and longtime host Ryan Seacrest.

Viewers of Idol, which resumed production for its latest season on Monday, will see slight changes to the look of the auditions. Now, judges will sit at separate tables — six feet apart from each other — and interact in specified zones.

Additionally, rigorous safety and health protocols on set will adhere to state and local requirements as well as union and industry guidelines for production, according to a release obtained by PEOPLE.

Cast, crew and contestants will also be tested regularly for coronavirus in accordance with these guidelines.

John Fleenor/ABC The cast of American Idol returns to set

RELATED VIDEO: Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom Welcome Daughter Daisy Dove: 'We Are Floating with Love'

Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom Welcome Daughter Daisy Dove: 'We Are Floating with Love'

The new addition is the first child for Katy Perry and second for Orlando Bloom, who also shares 9½-year-old son Flynn with ex-wife Miranda Kerr

Bloom, 43, appeared on Wednesday's episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, where he revealed whom Daisy looks like (a mix of himself, Perry and Bloom's mother!) and how life with a newborn has been going.

The British actor explained that while Perry was still pregnant with Daisy, he would speak to his daughter and "chant a Buddhist mantra" that he has used since he was 16.

"I would wake up in the morning and [chant], which is what I do anyway every morning," he told DeGeneres, 62. "So now, I walk into the room and she hears my voice and she sort of soothes a bit. She likes it; she responds very nicely."

"It's like I'm a baby whisperer. I'm definitely winning the daddy points," Bloom teased, adding that Daisy is now sleeping through the night, which he called "a blessing."