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Orlando Bloom caught ‘ogling’ Kim Kardashian MONTHS before Katy Perry split

At the time, fans flooded social media with comments as the snap made a swirl across the internet
Callum Wells, Showbiz Reporter
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ORLANDO Bloom appeared to have eyes for Kim Kardashian months before his split from Katy Perry – as the pair reunite in Venice for Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez’s star-studded wedding.

Actor Orlando, 48, was yesterday spotted sharing a warm embrace with Kim, 44, at the Gritti Palace Hotel just days after it was confirmed his decade-long relationship with Katy, 40, had ended.

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Orlando Bloom was caught seemingly staring at Kim Kardashian’s backsideCredit: Getty

Kim and Khloe Kardashian with a man in Venice.
Kim and Orlando were spotted embracing in Venice with her sister Khloe joining themCredit: BackGrid
Kim Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian, and Kris Jenner arriving at Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez’s wedding in Venice.
The pair continued to catch up before Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez’s weddingCredit: Splash
But fans are pointing back to a telling moment from September 2024 as a possible clue that things had already started to unravel.

While still very much engaged to Katy, Orlando was seen sneaking a cheeky glance at Kim’s famous derrière during a high-profile gala in New York.

The photo – taken at the Kering Foundation’s Caring for Women Dinner – showed Orlando with his arm wrapped around Katy’s waist while clearly looking down toward Kim’s figure-hugging latex gown.

At the time, fans flooded social media with comments as the snap made a swirl across the internet.

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“Maybe this is why they have been engaged for so long,” one fan wrote on Instagram.

“Would you be angry if you were Katy Perry?” wondered a third on X.

Fast-forward to June 2025, and Orlando appears to be embracing single life once again – this time in Venice for Amazon billionaire Jeff’s jaw-dropping three-day wedding extravaganza.

Looking relaxed in a black vest and shorts, the newly single actor was seen strolling around the Italian streets before bumping into Kim and her sister Khloe at a swanky pre-wedding event.

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Kim, dressed head-to-toe in chic Balenciaga, welcomed Orlando with open arms as the pair hugged at the luxe Gritti Palace.

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Khloe, in bold leopard print, stood by watching the warm reunion unfold.

Later, the trio were seen seated together as A-listers including Leonardo DiCaprio, Oprah Winfrey and Usher mingled nearby.

Orlando, clearly in high spirits, was also seen licking his lips as he made his way onto a yacht ahead of the celebrations.

Despite Orlando’s wandering eye, Katy has been friends with the reality star for years.

In 2017, Kim thrilled her eldest daughter North West by taking her to one of Katy’s concerts, which included a meet-and-greet.

Kim Kardashian leaving a hotel in Venice, Italy.
Kim stunned in a figure hugging dress at Lauren and Jeff’s weddingCredit: Splash
Kim Kardashian leaving a hotel in Venice, Italy.
The superstar was spotted boarding a boatCredit: AP
Orlando Bloom at Jeff Bezos’ wedding.
Orlando was all smiles heading to the venueCredit: EPA
Orlando Bloom at a wedding ceremony in Venice.
The actor is yet to speak out on Katy Perry split rumoursCredit: Splash
In 2018, the pair hung out together at the Met Gala.

Two years earlier, Orlando was famously caught staring at Katy’s backside in a similar snap at the event before they began dating.

Katy met Orlando in 2016. The high-profile couple got engaged three years later, but there still hasn’t been a wedding.

“It was very sweet. It was Valentine’s Day … we went to dinner and I thought we were going to go see some art after dinner but we pulled up to a helicopter,” the Women’s World singer told Jimmy Kimmel on the topic of Orlando proposing.

“We landed on a rooftop [in Los Angeles] — my whole family was there, and all my friends. He did so well,” she added.

Other celebs at the gala included Salma Hayek, Lauren Sanchez, Dakota Johnson, Lindsay Lohan, Matthew McConaughey, Naomi Watts, Julianne Moore, Viola Davis and Donatella Versace.

It comes after reports the Pirates of the Caribbean actor would “make his debut as a single man” at the A-List wedding of the year’s three-day celebration.