Victoria’s Secret model Miranda Kerr, 25, told Hello! Magazine that when she first met actor Orlando Bloom, 31, she was seeing someone else and refused to give him her phone number. Bloom was persistent, and got the Australian model’s number from her publicist and called her up anyway. She eventually became single and gave the heartthrob a chance. They’re now a happy couple and it might not have worked out so well if Kerr hadn’t played hard to get. Kerr calls Bloom “gorgeous” and “a sweetheart” in the interview.

Is your relationship with Orlando public knowledge yet, Miranda?
“Oh yes. Everyone knows now, I think.”

Congratulations, because he’s a beautiful man.
“Thanks, I know. He is gorgeous, isn’t he? He really is a sweetheart.”

How did you meet?
“We were friends for a while and then it just developed into a little more.”

Is Orlando shy? Is that why it took him a while to make a move?
“He was a little bit cheeky, actually. He got my number from my agent because I wouldn’t give it to him. Then he called and said, ‘We can just be friends.’ I was like, ‘OK, then.’”

Why wouldn’t you give him your number?
“At the time I was seeing someone else.”

What does a man have to do to impress you?
“Thoughtful things impress me. Like making me a card instead of buying me a card. It sounds cheesy, I know, but it’s all about what’s inside that counts with me.”

Is that to do with your beliefs as a practicing Buddhist?
“Yes. Buddhism also opens you up to the possibilities for the earth and whatever it is you want to achieve or get in life. It’s worked for me. I’m so grateful for everything.”

[From Hello! Magazine, print edition, September 16, 2008]

Orlando has been a Buddhist for years, so it seems he’s influenced Miranda to get involved with the religion as well.

Miranda dished a little on Orlando’s underwear choice. She said he shops at her employer, Victoria’s Secret, and that “he’s got these cute little boxer shorts.”

She also told a very amusing story about her rumored feud with Paris Hilton:

“That was when I first moved to New York and did a show at Fashion Week. What happened was I had this beautiful little pink dress to wear for the show. Paris was watching from the front row but decided at the last minute that she actually wanted to be in the show. So she came in and got to pick what she wanted to wear. One of the dresses she chose was mine, so I was a little miffed but I reined myself in.

“I thought it was really funny, actually, because what happened next was like karma. Naomi Campbell turned up really late, five minutes before the end of the show. Paris was all dressed for the finale but they took the dress right off her and gave it to Naomi. So Paris was left standing there naked. You could see she was really angry about it. Naomi walked down the catwalk in it and was front page news the next day.”

[From Hello! Magazine, print edition, September 16, 2008]

Kerr is writing a self-help book for teenagers called Treasure Yourself she says it’s about “eating for your blood type and food combining,” which she says has helped her keep fit. She says that “it’s really challenging for young women to know the right things to eat” and to “concentrate on nutrition rather than… calories.”

Miranda Kerr is shown at the launch of the David Jones collection in Sydney on 8/5/08. Credit: Malcolm Ladd/ICON/Fame Pictures

Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr at a horse race in April
I really like British actor Orlando Bloom, 31, and Australian model Miranda Kerr, 25, together. They don’t flaunt their relationship and try to keep it low-key, and they seem genuinely fond of each other. They haven’t talked too openly about their relationship to the press, but they’ve been seen out together plenty of times and Kerr acknowledges that they’re together. In April Bloom attended a horse race with Kerr in Australia and met her family. When asked about her relationship with Bloom, Kerr said simply “we’re happy together and that’s it.” She is also quoted as calling Bloom her “sweetheart.”

There were rumors last week that the cute couple had split up, which Kerr’s publicist denied. Kerr was supposedly seen kissing her revolting ex boyfriend, Brandon Davis, at different clubs which prompted the breakup story. The National Enquirer says it’s not true that Kerr and Bloom have split and that they’re actually engaged and looking for an apartment together. I like this story a lot better:

Ironically, last week a report surface in a magazine claiming the couple had broken up. Not only was that report wrong, but Orlando was actually proposing at that time!

“Orlando’s been crazy in love with Miranda since they started dating - and he finally stepped up to the plate and asked her to marry him last week,” a close friend told The Enquirer…

Insiders say the couple is planning a Buddhist wedding ceremony, because they feel their faith brought them closer together.

“Since his proposal they’ve been looking at engagement rings on both coasts,” said the source.

They’re also looking for a larger apartment in New York so they can move in together.

[From The National Enquirer, print edition, August 4, 2008]

In January Bloom visited Nepal near Tibet with the UN. He’s been a Buddhist for years and it makes sense that he would plan a Buddhist ceremony. Bloom also supports environmental causes and is involved with the Global Green organization.

We’ll have to see what happens with these two in time, but I hope it works out for them. They sure would make cute babies.

Orlando Bloom and Australian model Miranda Kerr made their first public appearance at a Sydney horse racing event on Saturday. Orlando was dressed up in a suit and tie while Miranda wore a black dress and a striking veiled hat. Miranda, 25, and Orlando, 31, also had lunch with her parents at a restaurant on Friday, according to People. Orlando was even seen hugging Miranda’s mom afterwards.

As for acknowledging their relationship, Miranda didn’t say if they were a couple, but she half-admitted it. The April 28 edition of People quotes her as saying “No one knows what will happen in the future. We’re happy together and that’s it.”

And on the now-forgotten rumor that Orlando was dating Jennifer Aniston, Miranda says “They’re friends. They have the same manager.” I picture her scrunching up her face and stating it matter-of-fact, as if she knows Orlando’s hers and doesn’t bother herself with such things.

Miranda Kerr and Orlando Bloom are shown at the The Doncaster Day racing carnival at Royal Randwick Racecourse in
Sydney, Australia on 4/26/08, thanks to WENN and Splash. People has a posed photo of Miranda and Orlando together. They did show up together but weren’t posing for a lot of pictures.

I once went to a concert where an audience member told the singer “I love you!” to which he replied “How can you love me if you haven’t even smelled me?” That’s not a bad point, since bad body odor is often an automatic turn off for people. It seems that those of you out there with a celebrity crush on Orlando Bloom might need to consider this.

“Miranda (Kerr) thinks Orlando is too smelly. Recently, she asked him if he could wash his clothes and perhaps shower more often,” an insider told Star magazine.

Kerr, a Victoria’s Secret model, is fed up because 31-year-old Bloom often wears the same clothes for days.

“He’ll wear the same jeans for a week before he throws them in the washer. Same goes for his sweaters, T-shirts and socks,” the source added.

To make matters worse Bloom sleeps with his dog.

Daily Telegraph

Why he isn’t grooming himself? Is he just lazy, or is it a desperate measure to conserve water? When I look at Orlando Bloom, I think he probably smells of freshly chopped wood, not bad B.O.

The same source says that Orlando sleeps with his dog. You’re dating a Victoria’s Secret model, and you’re making her share the bed with a dog. Clearly, Orlando needs to learn some basic dating etiquette as well as personal grooming habits.

Actually, this could all be an elaborate attempt to get his girlfriend to do laundry with him. My husband holds out on doing the laundry until there is nothing left in his closet, even wearing old school uniforms, to try and get me to do his washing.

On a side note, the couple have been dubbed with a name, in the tradition of Brangelina that I really like: KerrBloom.

Note by Celebitchy: I think someone made up this story entirely, but it’s still funny. Even if he smelled like McConaughey I wouldn’t kick him out of bed.

Miranda Kerr is shown on 1/26/08 at the Australia Black Tie Gala. Orlando Bloom is shown at the BAFTA Awards on 2/10/08, thanks to PRPhotos.