Before Orlando Bloom found love with pop superstar Katy Perry, he was married once before to Aussie model Miranda Kerr, with whom he shares son Flynn, 14.
But before and after his divorce from Kerr, the British-born actor, who found fame when he was plucked from obscurity to play Legolas in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, was quite the ladies man.
The star has been linked to everyone from Sophie Dahl to Helena Christensen and even Selena Gomez.
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Orlando Bloom was propelled to global fame when he was cast in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. (Amanda Edwards/Getty)He was also rumoured to have dated many co-stars, including Keira Knightley, with whom he starred in the Pirates of the Caribbean films, and even once admitted to having a crush on Aussie Cate Blanchett.
Bloom was born in Kent, England, on January, 13, 1977. After being diagnosed with dyslexia while at school, his mother encouraged him to take art and drama classes.
At 16, he moved to London to attend a fine arts college then joined the National Youth Theatre and British American Drama Academy.
He won a role in the 1997 film Wilde while continuing his drama studies before he was cast as Legolas in The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
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The actor once admitted he had a crush on Cate Blanchett, his co-star in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. (Getty)Bloom, who had by then been linked to British model Dahl, later admitted he had a huge crush on Cate Blanchett when the two filmed the trilogy in New Zealand.
Bloom waited until 2018, when he reunited with Aussie actress on The Late Late Show with James Cordon, to make the reveal.
"I had such a crush, I had the biggest crush on you," the actor, who was 21 when filming began in October 1999, told Blanchett.
"And I was just walking around spying on her from the corner of the room, in a non-creepy way."
A young Bloom with model Sophie Dahl and actress Kelly MacDonald in London in 1998. (Getty)Kate Bosworth
Before he became a star, Bloom started dating a young up-and-coming US actress named Kate Bosworth.
During a 2019 appearance on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, Bosworth said, "I knew Orlando before he was famous at all," she said.
"We started dating way, way back in the day, and then [fame] hit when we were together."
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Bloom and Kate Bosworth started dating before they were famous. (Getty)Bosworth said they both found major success in their first year of dating. He with The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, which was released in December 2001, while she came to attention in the 2002 film, Blue Crush.
After keeping their relationship under wraps at first, Bloom spilled the beans during an interview with a British newspaper about a year later when asked about Bosworth.
"It's heavenly when you're falling for someone and can't stop thinking about her," he said.
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The two announced their split after two years together in a joint statement in which they blamed their careers for keeping them apart.
They got back together, although they largely avoided red carpets. In 2006, they were snapped at an event in Geneva in 2006 and posed on the red carpet at the Superman Returns premiere in Hollywood before finally splitting for good that year.
Miranda Kerr
Aussie model Miranda Kerr caught Bloom's eye while walking the runway at the Victoria's Secret show in 2006. (WireImage)Bloom reportedly first met Kerr backstage at the Victoria's Secret fashion show in November 2006 after she walked the runway.
Kerr later revealed Bloom asked for her number, but she refused as she was seeing someone at the time.
She told Hello! in 2008 that Bloom failed to take no for an answer.
"He was a little bit cheeky, actually," she said, "he got my number from my agent because I wouldn't give it to him. Then he called and said, 'We can just be friends.'
"We were friends for a while, and then it just developed into a little more."
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The couple debuted their relationship at Sydney's Emirates Doncaster Day in April 2008. (Getty)After keeping their relationship under wraps at first, they went public at the Emirates Doncaster Day in Sydney in April 2008.
The New York-based couple became engaged in 2010 then held a secret wedding in July that year.
The marriage only came to light after Kerr released a statement saying David Jones had allowed her to skip its spring/summer runway show "so we could celebrate an intimate ceremony and honeymoon together."
They welcomed their first child, son Flynn, in January 2011.
Following rumours, a representative for the couple announced in October 2013 they had split several months earlier and "have recently decided to formalise their separation."
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The couple in 2013. (Getty)They also vowed to "love, support and respect each other as both parents of their son and as family."
Soon after their split, rumours circulated that Bloom was dating Condola Rashad, who he starred opposite in the Broadway production of Romeo and Juliet.
She was even accused of breaking up their marriage but later said they were co-stars only.
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In 2014, Bloom was linked with Erika Packer, the Australian model turned singer who was once married to billionaire James Packer, after they were spotted on holiday together.
Around the same time, Kerr was rumoured to be dating James Packer.
Also in 2014, Bloom was linked with French actress and singer Nora Arnezeder after they were pictured together on dates.
Katy Perry
Bloom and Katy Perry in 2018, two years after they met over burgers. (Daniele Venturelli/ Getty Images)Bloom famously met pop singer Katy Perry, who is seven years his junior, at a Golden Globe Awards after-party in January 2016 while fighting over hamburgers.
She revealed how the two got acquainted during a 2019 episode of American Idol.
"I met my boyfriend over In-N-Out," she said.
"We were at the Golden Globes and we weren't together.
"I had my security guard grab 10 In-N-Outs and all of a sudden I see [this] hand – he wasn't even sitting at our table – he just swoops in and he grabs it and I was like, 'Hey that's my burger!'"
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The relationship moved quickly, with Perry meeting Bloom's family and friends, including his then-five-year-old son, by the next month.
They went Instagram-official that May and were photographed on holiday together and at various events before breaking up the following February.
Perry later revealed why she and Bloom split, saying it was partly because they were not on the same page with regards to the relationship and the fact Bloom was coming out of a long period of celibacy.
They got back together the following year, and got engaged on Valentine's Day 2019.
They announced they were expecting a baby via a music video for her song, Never Worn White.
Perry and Bloom share a daughter, Daisy. (Getty)
The couple kissed on stage during the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for MTV)Daughter Daisy Dove was born in August 2020.
Bloom and Perry are still together and live in a mansion in the celebrity enclave of Montecito, about two hours north of LA.
Both Bloom, now 48, and Perry, 40, are close friends with Kerr, who is now married to Snapchat boss Evan Speigel, with whom she shares three sons.
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