Remembering that time Orlando Bloom shoved a [REDACTED] up his [REDACTED]
Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Copeland Bloom. And though the actor is decidedly straight—in fact, he’s Mr. Katy Perry—it’s still a day worth celebrating because, for many gays of a certain age, Bloom was a formative crush.After all, who among us was not enchanted by his turn as Legolas, the honorable and very pretty elf who knows his way around a bow-and-arrow in the Lord Of The Rings trilogy?Or how about his dashing performance as Will Turner, the honorable and very pretty pirate who knows his way around a sword in the Pirates Of The Caribbean films?What we’re trying to say is that Bloom was very, very pretty back in the day.
With those steely eyes, that sharp jawline, and the taut physique, he had a chokehold on many of us baby gays in the early 2000s. (Not to make anyone feel ancient, but the first Pirates movie will celebrate its 20th anniversary this summer!)And, guess what?
Two decades later, Bloom has still got it. Exhibit A: A post shared by Orlando Bloom (@orlandobloom)Um!!! Wow. So… anyway, where were we?While Bloom dominated the box office the first 10 years of his career, the last decade has been decidedly more quiet.
Still, there are a few projects from the past few years worth pointing out to anyone still harboring a crush on the actor.Related: Step aside, Ken Doll!
