Orlando Bloom lived a very different lifestyle before he started dating Katy Perry, revealing that was actually celibate for a short while prior to their romance.
The Pirates of the Caribbean actor is currently expecting his second child with the Fireworks pop star and they’re also engaged, following his Valentine’s Day proposal last year.
But before he found love again with Katy, 34, Orlando swore himself off sex for six months.
According to the actor, his surfer friend Laird Williams encouraged him to try out the new way of living.
‘Laird said, “If you want to be serious about a relationship, go celibate for a few months and figure it out”. It takes away the idea of going to a party and thinking, “Who am I going to meet?”’ Orlando told The Times.
‘I was suddenly, like, “Oh, I can have a relationship with a woman that is just friends”.’
What a revelation.
Orlando, 43, went on to recall his playboy days and how sex was always on the agenda because he was a ‘pretty boy’.
‘Wherever I went there was a bit of [frisson]. And I loved women,’ he admitted.
Going celibate was a particularly enlightening experience for Orlando, who says it allowed him to ‘relate’ to the ‘feminine within [himself]’.
He initially aimed to give up sex for three months but he ‘enjoyed’ it so much, he went on to do an additional three.
When asked if he used pornography as a substitute for sex, Orlando replied: ‘No. I didn’t even [masturbate].
‘Completely nothing. It was insane. I don’t think it’s healthy. I don’t think it was advisable. You have to keep it moving down there.’
Of course, Orlando’s vow of celibacy ended at some point as he and Katy are expecting their first child together – he is already father to nine-year-old son Flynn whom he shares with his ex-wife Miranda Kerr.
The couple are reportedly planning on hosting their wedding ceremony later this year although, with the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the world, it’s not known if they’ll have to postpone.
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