You'll be utterly smitten by Katy Perry's latest photo. The "California Gurls" singer marked Mother's Day by sharing a delightful throwback snapshot of her and ex-partner Orlando Bloom's daughter, Daisy Dove, shortly after her birth in 2020. In the Instagram post from May 11, Katy, still boasting her platinum blonde locks from that era, lies on a bed, cradling her infant daughter in a pink striped onesie. The 41-year-old gazes lovingly down at her baby while placing a hand on her pooch, Nugget.
The caption for the post, which also includes a carousel of photos featuring Katy's mother, Mary Perry, makes the heartwarming throwback all the more endearing. "To all the mothers who braved the threshold of death and returned carrying life," Katy wrote alongside the post. "I see you, love you, and honor you. Happy Mother's Day."
While the photo itself offers a rare glimpse into Katy's life as a mom, she has previously emphasized how becoming one transformed her life—and even her career. "What she has given me in my life is the unconditional love I was always seeking," Katy explained to E! News in 2024. "That's where I create from—wholeness, happiness, and pure, true love."
More recently, Katy channeled that love into her song "Bandaids." Released shortly after her split from the Pirates of the Caribbean star was confirmed in June 2025, the breakup ballad subtly nods to her now-5-year-old daughter. "If I had to do it all over again / I would still do it all over again," Katy sings in the song. "The love that we made was worth it in the end."
In the accompanying video for the song, which saw Katy spark a romance with Justin Trudeau in July 2025, the nod becomes even clearer. As the visual for the song depicts the "Roar" singer facing a series of unfortunate events, she spots a daisy growing out of the ground that rekindles her spirit and gives her strength to leap out of harm's way just before an oncoming train hits her.
Indeed, Katy has emphasized that being a mom makes everything else pale in comparison. "A lot of stuff falls away when you become a mom, and it's the best job in the world," she said on an Instagram Live in 2021. "I highly recommend it when you're ready."
