Orlando Bloom opens up on those naked paddle board pictures with Katy Perry and denies they were a publicity stunt
HE is as famous now for his naked paddle boarding with ex-girlfriend KATY PERRY as for his Hollywood movies.
And ORLANDO BLOOM has broken his silence on that full-frontal Italian sail in August last year, denying the snaps were a publicity stunt.
the actor said: “It was extremely surprising.
“I wouldn’t have put myself in that position if I’d thought it would happen.
“I’ve been photographed a million times in a million different ways. I have a good radar. We’d been completely alone for five days with nothing around us.
“So I had a moment of feeling free . . . What can I tell you?”
Their high-profile romance hit the rocks after a year together, with the pair confirming in February that they had gone their separate ways.
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Orlando insists they split on good terms, adding: “We’re friends, it’s good. We’re all grown up.
“She happens to be someone who is very visible but I don’t think anybody cares about what I’m up to, nor should they. It’s between us.”
He can test out that theory next time he ditches his trunks.
Car rides bike
AS a wannabe movie star, CARA DELEVINGNE wouldn’t turn down a money-spinning turn in the latest Fast & Furious flick.
And here she is looking like an extra on an arcade motorbike.
Scowling in boxer shorts and a backwards baseball cap, the model showed that she’d fit right in as a bad girl street racer.
I’m not sure you’re really meant to sit on arcade machines, though.
The shoot is actually for Cara’s new Puma Basket Heart campaign, where she models a new range of denim sneakers with oversized bows. They’ll be comfy for performing all those stunts.
Harry losing Number 1 'Ed start
HARRY STYLES’ first solo No1 isn’t in the bag yet – far from it.
On Monday Harry was out-selling ED SHEERAN’s Shape Of You by double, shifting nearly 30,000 copies of debut single Sign Of The Times compared to Ed’s 13,988.
But now the latest streaming figures have been included, second-placed Ed has closed the gap to fewer than 10,000.
With Ed continuing to rack up far more listens than Harry on Spotify, he could easily overtake his chum at the top of the charts.
A source revealed: “Sign Of The Times is only at No12 on Spotify overall. That might not be enough when the streaming ratio is properly added come the end of the week.
“Shape Of You is still getting 488,000 daily streams to Harry’s 277,000.
“It is now an incredibly tight race. It’ll be fascinating to see who comes out on top on Friday.”
There’s one thing for sure – Harry won’t want to settle for runner-up.
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- NOT FRIENDS: LISA KUDROW has dashed the hopes of anyone still desperate for a Friends reunion.
Speaking to Heat, she said: “It’s been 13 years, 13 years of the same question and right now, or in the future, it’s not going to happen. They no longer hang out at the coffee house, they have all moved away.”
Shame. - CHAIN REACTION: STEPS fans can look forward to more than a new album and tour. Peter Loraine, head of their management team, told Music Week: “There could be a TV project next year. With a group like this you can do different stuff, things that take months to persuade other acts into.” I can’t wait.
- DUA NEW MAN: DUA LIPA has recently grown close to CALVIN HARRIS, but in a chat with Grazia she admits she fancies a more unlikely celebrity. On her next boyfriend, she explained: “I have a really weird crush on RICKY GERVAIS. They have to be able to be able to make me laugh.”
- AMY WITH CHILDS: AMY CHILDS has every- thing in place for the imminent arrival of her first child – even recruiting someone to help her feed the little one. In her column for New, Amy admitted: “I’ve decided to hire someone to help me breastfeed in the first few days. I’m worried I won’t know if I’m doing it right.”
Tot number 2 for Helen
HUGE congratulations to HELEN SKELTON and her husband RICHIE MYLER on the arrival of baby No2.
Helen and rugby league player Richie, who also have son Ernie, did not reveal details about the baby’s sex, weight, date of birth or name.
If it’s another son, surely Eric would do it.