Orlando Bloom shared his morning routine during an interview with The Sunday Times.- Bloom said he starts his day with 20 minutes of Buddhist chanting and a hike to "earn" breakfast.
- He described his routine as "quite LA."
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During the interview, Bloom says his daily routine, which he describes as "quite LA," starts with 20 minutes of Buddhist chanting. "I chant for 20 minutes every day, religiously. I've had a Buddhist practice since I was 16, so that's infiltrated my whole being. I'll read a bit of Buddhism and then I'll type it up and add it to my [Instagram] Stories," he said.
The actor then said he likes to "earn" his breakfast, which he does via a hike where he listens to "some Nirvana or Stone Temple Pilots."
"I'll just have some green powders that I mix with brain octane oil, a collagen powder for my hair and nails, and some protein. It's all quite LA, really," he said.
He continues: "By 9 a.m., it's breakfast, which is usually porridge, a little hazelnut milk, cinnamon, vanilla paste, hazelnuts, goji berries, a vegan protein powder, and a cup of PG Tips [tea]. I'm 90 percent plant-based, so I'll only eat a really good piece of red meat maybe once a month. I sometimes look at a cow and think, that's the most beautiful thing ever."
Later during the interview, Bloom spoke about his workday, which starts with brainstorming ideas for his production company, which is under an exclusive production deal with Amazon. "I spend a lot of my time dreaming about roles for myself and others - for minorities and women. I'm trying to be a voice for everybody," he said.
"I had this remarkable opening chapter to my career, for which I was only semi-present. Without my Buddhist practice, I could have easily come off the rails."
The interview quickly began to trend on social media with many readers taken by Bloom's eclectic routines and his ambitious production goals.
Dan Barker tweeted: "Genuinely thought the Orlando Bloom interview in The Sunday Times was a spoof. Is it really not? "
-dan barker (@danbarker) March 21, 2021
Another person, highlighting Bloom's production goals, said: "I admire "myself, minorities and women" as the categories of people to advance!"
-Sunder Katwala (@sundersays) March 21, 2021
However, much of the discussion around the interview was focused on Bloom's singular diet. One person shared the passage where he discusses his breakfast accompanied by an image of Christian Bale from the 2000 satirical horror film "American Psycho."
-Viv Heaton (@viv_heaton) March 21, 2021
-Hannah Tindle (@hannahtindle) March 21, 2021