Miranda Kerr has revealed the deceptively simple daily practice she credits with helping her maintain an exceptionally close relationship with her ex-husband, Orlando Bloom. Speaking to marie claire Australia editor Georgie McCourt on the latest episode of You’re Gonna Want to Hear This, Kerr opened up about the reality of co-parenting after a highly public divorce.
The former couple met at the height of their respective careers and married in 2010. They welcomed their son, Flynn, the following year before announcing their separation in 2013. Looking back, Kerr said intense public and paparazzi interest placed additional pressure on their relationship.
“Being in the public eye obviously adds a lot of pressure,” she said. Kerr described herself as naturally open and said learning to protect her personal life could be challenging when strangers were watching and forming opinions about it.
Today, however, Kerr said she is deeply grateful for the privacy she has created around her family – and for the relationship she and Bloom have been able to preserve. “Orlando and I will always be family,” Kerr said. “We have Flynn together, and we’re really close. We speak every other day and everything is very harmonious.”
Kerr acknowledged how difficult co-parenting could become without that closeness, particularly when two people share responsibility for a child. For her, reaching that point required a deliberate commitment to forgiveness. “I think forgiveness is one of the most important practices,” she said.
Rather than viewing forgiveness as a single decision, Kerr approaches it as an ongoing ritual – something she compares to brushing her teeth. The practice begins with forgiving herself for anything she may have done, intentionally or unintentionally, through her thoughts, words or actions.
She then extends that same process to the other person. “There’s so much freedom in forgiveness and peacemaking,” Kerr said. “That creates so much more room for love and for growth.” Kerr has also introduced the principle to her sons, teaching them that making peace does not necessarily mean denying hurt or pretending conflict never occurred.
Instead, it means choosing not to continue carrying its emotional weight. “It takes way more energy to hold a grudge than it does to forgive,” said Kerr, who is now married to Snapchat co-founder Evan Spiegel. Her comments offer a rare insight into the foundations of one of Hollywood’s most closely watched blended families.
The model’s approach is grounded in the belief that peace is an active practice rather than a passive state. It requires repeatedly letting go of resentment, acknowledging mistakes and creating room for a relationship to evolve into a new form. For Kerr, that emotional work has allowed the former couple to move beyond the breakdown of their marriage and remain connected as parents.
Her broader philosophy extends beyond co-parenting. Throughout the interview, Kerr repeatedly returned to the importance of love, kindness, self-reflection and being present with the people who matter. It is an outlook informed by grief, family and the recognition that life can change without warning.
“Life is too short,” McCourt observed during the conversation. “It really is,” Kerr replied.
Listen to Miranda Kerr’s full conversation on marie claire Australia’s You’re Gonna Want to Hear This, available wherever you get your podcasts and on YouTube.
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