The LOTR actor was vacationing in Sardinia, Italy, with his girlfriend, pop star Katy Perry.

And then, just like that, in the knowledge that paparazzi were present, he lost the clothes.

Bloom went paddle boarding while in the nip looking very proud and very comfortable.

 

The puns it has sparked are truly inspired – The Sun went with 'Sword of the Rings' and 'Privates of the Caribbean' while the Daily Star referred to the actor as 'Blooming Oarsome Orlando'.

As you’d expect, the internet has kind of gone into meltdown.

 

 

 

Even James Corden got in on it:

 

You can see more pictures here via the New York Daily News.