Adrenaline, celibacy and fried potatoes. 15 facts about Orlando Bloom
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Once on the set of “The Lord of the Rings,” Orlando felt uncomfortable at first
When our hero was studying at the Guildhall School of Music and Theater, he was invited to audition: the role of Faramir was vacant in the large-scale project “The Lord of the Rings”. True, Bloom did not pass this casting. But Peter Jackson saw a different character in him - and after a couple of months Orlando tried on elven attire and became Legolas.
“I found myself on the set literally three days after graduating from acting school. And standing next to me were Viggo Mortensen and Ian McKellen, who seemed like titans to me. And it seemed to me that the whole world was staring at me and laughing at all my mistakes, which were simply terrible. In general, it seemed to me that I could not do anything at all, and every second I expected Jackson to fire me in disgrace. I wouldn’t even be offended, because there was a reason for it. Honestly! Fortunately, after a couple of months this fear disappeared somewhere.”
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Orlando Bloom loves fried potatoes
Like most actors, the sweet-voiced elf is forced to step on the scale from time to time to check if he has gained extra pounds. And they sometimes arise - after all, Orlando loves everything fried, including French fries, which, as we know, are not so easy to refuse.
However, the acting profession is not the only reason why Bloom is forced to monitor his own weight. “If I get fat,” he admits to reporters, “I start having serious problems with my back, which I broke in adolescence. This means I can’t indulge myself with fried potatoes from morning to night. In addition, I have to do yoga and Pilates every day, and if the number on the scale creeps up, then I spend more time on classes. And it’s quite tiring.”
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Orlando has long been tired of his romantic characters
“For some reason, everyone is sure that I’m going to play sweet romantic young men until I retire,” Bloom admitted in one of his interviews. “And I am immensely happy when I manage to get a role in some modern movie, and not in another costume-adventure blockbuster, which I almost hate. As much as possible! Although playing elves and pirates is, of course, easier than playing ordinary guys: you put on a fantasy costume, and it “dictates” to you a very specific manner of play. And when you’re wearing a simple T-shirt and don’t have a sword in your hand, you’re left alone with your acting abilities - and that’s a real test!”
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While filming Pirates of the Caribbean, Orlando Bloom tried not to look at Johnny Depp
“I didn’t even really understand what he was playing there,” the actor kept secret with reporters. “Because one glance in his direction and I started to writhe with laughter.” But I can’t screw up take after take, I don’t have the right! Therefore, I had to look somewhere past him. But when the films appeared in cinemas, I went into the theater and laughed heartily along with the audience. You won’t believe it, it was like I was looking at Depp for the first time! Be that as it may, I am terribly grateful to him. He is not afraid of failures or mistakes, he is not afraid to play a role that is not his own. I'd like to learn the same."
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Orlando can't live without adrenaline
Motorcycle, surfing, snowboarding, extreme sports... Without all this, the actor is simply bored. “Adrenaline is like air for me,” admits Bloom. - I can’t live without him. That’s why I perform all the stunts on set myself: I need to constantly test myself for strength. True, after the birth of my son I changed a lot. And now, when I’m racing down a steep mountain on a bicycle, I try to restrain myself and say: “The noble cause is not risk, but safety.” And it’s not that I’ve become afraid of speed: I just want to see how my son grows up, how he goes to college, how he falls in love for the first time. And if I fall to my death, I won’t see any of this.”
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Orlando avoids social parties
The brown-eyed elf can hardly be called a recluse, but he is uncomfortable at social events. And he feels much more comfortable at home. “You come somewhere to a club or to a premiere,” the actor admits, “and you feel that people first fall silent and then begin to whisper. And then they come up, shy and timid, and ask for something: a photo or an autograph. And I always feel terribly embarrassed, although I don’t want to offend anyone. But I’m not Brad Pitt, who stoically withstands the attention of the whole world to his person. It’s hard for me, and most importantly, it’s not interesting.”
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When surfing, Orlando prefers to surf naked
In 2016, scandalous photos appeared on the Internet: together with his girlfriend Katy Perry, Bloom was cutting through the waves, and doing it in an Adam costume. For the actor himself, such photographs came as a shock: he was accustomed to the constant presence of paparazzi, and even, in his words, “learned to sense if a journalist was hiding behind the nearest bush,” but he could not even imagine that he could be tracked down on a deserted island.
“If I knew that someone was watching me,” Orlando commented on the incidental photos, “I would never have gotten into the water without swimming trunks. I was sure that Katie and I were alone, and that there was no one for a hundred miles around who could recognize me.”
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Bloom had a lot of injuries
Our hero strives to perform all the stunts on the set himself and, as we remember, is a fan of extreme sports. In such circumstances, injuries, of course, cannot be avoided - but even by the standards of seasoned stuntmen and experienced racers, Bloom exceeded the “plan for fractures.” He broke almost everything: his left arm, his right wrist, both legs (the right one while skiing, the left one after falling off a motorcycle). Also, having fallen from a tree, Orlando “earned” damage to his skull. In addition, his nose and rib were broken. But he received his most serious injury as a teenager.
“I was helping one of my friends fix a roof,” says the actor. “And I ended up falling out of the window, flying three floors and breaking my back.” That same day I was put on the operating table and told that I might never walk. But I was lucky: two weeks later I was already discharged from the hospital, although I still feel the consequences of that fracture.”
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World fame took Bloom by surprise
Fame fell on the actor like snow. “I was very young,” he says, “when I suddenly starred in two of the highest-grossing franchises in film history. And I understand that I am lucky. But fame is not what I wanted or strived for. Fame has too many pitfalls: for example, at that time I was completely confused, I didn’t understand where the top was and where the bottom was, and what I should do next. Many actors are blown away by this. Fortunately, this didn’t happen to me.”
By the way, Bloom learned about his sudden popularity later than others: at the time when the first part of “The Lord of the Rings” was released worldwide, our Legolas was in India and celebrated Christmas, without even realizing that he had become famous.
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Orlando Bloom is a committed Buddhist
For more than fifteen years, our golden-haired elf and brown-eyed pirate has been a member of the Soka Gakkai (Value Creation Society). This is an organization that appeared in Japan in the thirties and which promotes so-called “secular Buddhism” throughout the world. Its representatives live in more than a hundred countries, although its influence is most strongly felt in Japan and the United States. As for the goals of Soka Gakkai, they are approximately the following: the formation of a free society, the welfare of people, the condemnation of wars, etc.
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Fatherhood is an important part of Bloom's life
In July 2010, the actor married model Miranda Kerr, and in January 2011 the couple had a son. This boy changed a lot in Bloom's life.
“Being a father is the most amazing thing in the world,” he says. - What was important to me before seems nonsense today. My son Flynn seemed to have crowded out of my life everything I had enjoyed before he arrived. And now my main hobby in life is taking a bath with him, changing diapers (yes, I do it myself!) and playing all the games I can think of.”
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Orlando Bloom doesn't like modern gadgets
If desired, the actor’s personal pages can be found on social networks, but it is unlikely that our hero can be classified as an Internet troll. Quite the opposite: in many of his interviews, Bloom says that the Internet scares him a little. That's why he doesn't communicate on social networks. Apparently, this is also due to the fact that reading and writing do not give Orlando much pleasure. In childhood and adolescence, he generally suffered from dysgraphia and dyslexia. True, he later managed to solve this problem, but he still complains about its echoes.
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After breaking up with his first wife, Orlando did not date anyone for a long time.
Our hero broke up with the mother of his son, Miranda Kerr, after three years of marriage. The couple separated quite quietly, without the slightest hint of scandal. However, the actor’s new relationship did not develop for quite some time. And then, on the advice of his surfer friend, he promised himself to remain celibate.
“If you want to change your attitude towards women and start seeing them as more than just sex objects, try being celibate for at least a few months,” advises Bloom. - It helped me a lot. Initially, I was going to limit myself to just two months, but in the end I lasted six months, which I don’t regret. After all, after finishing celibacy, I met Katy Perry!”
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Orlando Bloom met Katy Perry at a party
Our hero met his bride at one of the social events. It went something like this.
“I was standing on stage, and suddenly among the audience I saw a girl in a pink dress,” says the actor. - “Wow, it’s Katy Perry!” — I said to myself, and, after waiting a moment, headed towards her table. She sat with Denzel Washington, who received a box of burgers. I asked permission to take one of them, and when Denzel nodded favorably, he winked knowingly at Katie. A little later we started talking and we started a relationship.”
True, the whirlwind romance turned out to be not the easiest. In 2017, Katy and Orlando broke up, but then began dating again.
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Very soon Katie and Orlando will have a daughter
Last year, the couple announced their engagement, but Hymen's ties were interrupted by a sudden epidemic. Therefore, the ceremony had to be postponed. But this does not bother the future spouses, especially since the bride is now nine months pregnant. Not long ago, a video even appeared online in which a dancing Perry suddenly clutches her stomach, simulating contractions.
As for Bloom, judging by his statements, he is in seventh heaven. “I’m about to have a daddy’s daughter! - he says. “I hope she will love me as much as I love her.” In any case, I will do everything for this.”
Orlando Bloom: biography, personal life
When looking at the talented actor, many wonder: how old is Orlando Bloom? Indeed, it seems that time has no power over a man. From film to film, the actor looks more and more courageous and attractive, although he is already 43 years old. Bloom was born on January 13, 1977 in Canterbury (UK). Interestingly, the actor received his unusual name in honor of Orlando Gibbons, a famous composer.
The star's family is no less extraordinary than the actor himself. His mother, Sonya Copland, moved to England from Calcutta, worked at a school and was engaged in writing. Sonya's husband, Harry Bloom, is an interesting person: he wrote books, provided legal defense for the South African politician Nelson Mandela, he was persecuted by the authorities there, which is why he had to move to the UK.
Orlando Bloom experienced the death of his father as a child (the boy was four years old). After this, the mother never married, but lived in a civil marriage with Colin Stone. At the age of 13, Orlando learned that Colin was his real father. The future actor is not the only child in the family. He grew up with his older sister Sarah and also has:
- half-brother Stephen;
- half-sister Susan.
Bloom has been a creative person since childhood, and his mother strongly supported his endeavors in drawing and drama. We can say that the beginning of his acting career began with performances in the school theater. At the age of nine, Orlando competed with his friends for the attention of one girl. Then the boy wanted to become Superman to save his beloved. Later it turned out that Superman was being played by an actor, and Orlando decided that this was just the job for him.
Watching the 1961 film “The Fraud” helped me finally decide on my choice of profession. But the actor was not only focused on his career. His personal life interests fans no less than the release of the next film. Orlando Bloom dated actress Kate Bosworth in his youth. He was also credited with having affairs with such stars as:
- Kirsten Dunst;
- Uma Thurman;
- Penelope Cruz;
- Jennifer Aniston.
Orlando Bloom, whose personal life is always visible, in 2010 linked his fate with Miranda Kerr, a famous supermodel and Victoria's Secret angel. The actor spent a long time wooing the girl. A year after the wedding, the couple had a son, Flynn. But family happiness did not last long. In 2013, Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr separated.
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom: YouTube / Gennady Koshelev
The popular actor was not alone for long. In 2020, the public learned about the actor’s relationship with singer Katy Perry, but a year later they separated. Soon the couple reunited and announced their engagement in 2020. On August 26, 2020, their daughter Daisy Dove was born.
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Sienna Miller
Even in high school, Orlando Bloom realized that he was endowed with more than just acting talent. The young man was really popular with girls, so it is not surprising that he soon realized that he could win over even the most inaccessible beauty. For example, Sienna Miller. Back in 2001, when the careers of both actors were just beginning, Orlando and Sienna Miller, a part-time model, began a short romance. This relationship was unstable and resembled a storm on the high seas, because the lovers had too different views on life, and both were quite ambitious. Orlando and Sienna kept breaking up and then getting back together, until one day, on the initiative of the actress, the passions subsided completely and irrevocably. Unfortunately, it was so long ago that joint photographs of lovers can no longer be found even on the Internet.
Kate Bosworth
Orlando Bloom's next chosen one was Kate Bosworth, an actress with striking eyes of different colors, whom the young man met at the premiere of the second part of The Lord of the Rings. The novel lasted exactly four years, until everything was ruined by one tricky incident, by the way, not without the participation of Tolkien’s work. Orlando decided to celebrate the success of the next film with his friend from the set Sean Binn in one of the local bars, after which he disappeared without a trace for several days. Uncompromising Kate put an end to it and refused to continue meetings.
Kirsten Dunst
Orlando Bloom and Kirsten Dunst met on the set of the film Elizabethtown. Despite the fact that the actors had a sex scene, a romance did not develop between them until exactly a year after the film’s release they were found kissing in one of the Hollywood hotels. The actors did not advertise their relationship, but at the same time they were extremely careless on dates, constantly falling into the lens of paparazzi cameras.
Miranda Kerr
After a quiet breakup with Kirsten Dunst and brief romances with Eva Green and Jessica Bill, Orlando Bloom realized that he had finally truly fallen in love. The lady of his heart was Victoria's Secret model Miranda Kerr. The whole world closely followed the development of the relationship of this couple, the girls were touched by reports from the shows, where Orlando enthusiastically applauded when his chosen one walked along the catwalk. They were together for six years, Miranda became Bloom's first wife and bore him a son. However, in 2013 the couple announced their divorce. They parted as friends and made a promise to each other to raise their first child together.
Katy Perry
Bloom met the extravagant singer several times at various social events, but never communicated closely with her. The first spark jumped between the stars at the Golden Globe Awards, and a month later they were already seen in the VIP box at Adele’s concert, where they danced fieryly and indulged in innocent flirting. Despite the fact that Katie and Bloom diligently tried to avoid the publicity of their relationship, the annoying paparazzi delighted fans with more and more new photos together. In 2016, they attended a popular festival together called Coachella, where they openly demonstrated their feelings. After this, there was a small disagreement between the lovers, but everything quickly came into harmony when, in 2018, Katy confessed her love to Orlando from the stage and performed a song in his honor. So now the whole world is wondering when one of Hollywood's biggest heartthrobs will settle down again.
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