Orlando Bloom has joined a rush of Britons embracing their Irish roots to bag a passport to get around Europe post-Brexit.
The actor, 48, revealed: ‘I’m getting my Irish passport. [My grandfather] was actually from Northern Ireland.’
Irish broadcaster Ryan Tubridy replied: ‘And there’s a lot of people from the UK who, after a certain political move, found themselves looking for a granny down the back of the couch.’
The Pirates Of The Caribbean star laughed, adding on the Virgin Radio show: ‘Part of it was actually just for work, like, when I was working in Prague for a while, [there was] a whole bunch of new paperwork.
‘And also, I love the fact that I’ve got Irish heritage. That’s all it is.’
Orlando plays a retired Irish boxer trying to rediscover his form in psychological thriller The Cut, which is released this week.
Orlando Bloom has revealed he is embracing his Irish roots and has signed up to get his EU passport following split from Katy Perry (pictured in his latest film The Cut)
Orlando with his mum Sonia at a Dublin restaurant that shares their family name. His grandfather was from Northern Ireland
And it isn’t the first time the star has harked back to his Irish roots after her surprised revellers by belting out a folk tune on a St Patrick’s Day back in 2023.
Orlando left onlookers open-mouthed as he took to the stage at The Alma pub in Windsor.
He could be seen wearing a navy blue baseball cap and matching jacket as he grabbed the microphone to treat people to a sample of his raspy tones, singing a traditional Irish classic, She Moved Through the Fair.
Orlando split from his fiancée, pop star Katy Perry, 40, in June after nine years together.
They have a daughter, Daisy, four, with friends saying they remain on cordial terms.
Last month Orlando revealed the grim reality of his drastic weight loss – including the only two foods he was allowed to eat and some grisly side effects.
The actor appeared on This Morning to talk to Rylan Clark, 36, and Josie Gibson, 40, about his upcoming role in psychological thriller movie The Cut, which focuses on how boxers cut to drop weight categories.
Rylan pointed out: ‘Your physical transformation was absolutely insane, what you had to do. How did you manage?’
Orlando split from his fiancée, pop star Katy Perry, 40, in June after nine years together (pictured in March)
And it isn’t the first time the star has harked back to his Irish roots after her surprised revellers by belting out a folk tune on a St Patrick’s Day back in 2023 (pictured)
Orlando plays a retired Irish boxer trying to rediscover his form in psychological thriller The Cut, which is released this week
Orlando said: ‘I wouldn’t recommend to anyone at home, it’s not something to take lightly. I had a great nutritionist.
‘I was recommended by one of my agents who worked with Christian Bale on some stuff, so he was checking my bloods and stuff.
‘He basically tiered me down from a three meals a day to two, to one.
‘Suddenly all these foods were being taken away from me and my protein powder was the last one. I was like “No! Don’t take that one.”
‘Then basically I came down to [eating] just tuna and cucumber for the last three weeks.
‘We shot the film in reverse chronological order because of the weight. I had no energy or brain power.
‘Mentally, physically, I was hangry. I was a horrible person to be around.’
