Orlando Bloom's My London

The pirate buys his boxers on Jermyn Street and gets revved up by motorbikes...

Home is
I grew up in Kent but I think of London as home - always.

What was the last play you saw?
Jerusalem at the Apollo Theatre, starring Mark Rylance. I loved it. It made me proud to be English.

Which is your favourite London club?
Soho House. I really like the vibe and the lobster spaghetti.

What advice would you give a tourist coming to London?
Pack warm... and dry.

What's the first thing you do when you arrive back in London?
Get my friends and family together for dinner. I cook quite often when I'm at home.

Which shops do you rely on?
I go to Fortnum & Mason for its tea. I buy my boxers from Turnbull & Asser. I know it's not a shop but I absolutely love The Donmar Warehouse in Covent Garden, it's a completely brilliant theatre.

What's the best meal you've had in London?
The Dover sole at The Wolseley. With lots of French fries, of course. Best French fries in this city.

What's the most romantic thing someone's done for you?
I had a surprise party thrown for my 18th birthday by an old girlfriend.

What's your earliest London memory?
When I was really young my dad took me to Oxford Street to see the Christmas lights being switched on. It was really beautiful just walking up and down under the lights.

What would you do as Mayor of London for the day?
Remove the congestion charge.

Do have any recurring dreams?
I do dream of a tiger quite a lot.

Who's your hero?
Daisaku Ikeda. He is an amazing Buddhist thinker. I have studied Buddhism and I really like the philosophy and the thinking behind it. I try to follow it myself.

What's your biggest extravagance?
Motorbikes. I like the smell of gasoline.

What's the best piece of advice you've ever been given?
Have respect, from the doorman to the director; as in, respect everyone. That was from my mum.

What animal would you most like to be?
I would like to fly, so a bird of prey. That way you're not the one being preyed on.

Where did you last go on holiday?
Big Sur in California: the giant redwood trees were breathtaking and we did lots of hiking. I also went to Mustique and stayed with a friend who has a house there. A member of my family has a house on the Ile de Ré, an island off the French coast, so I spent a couple of weeks there recently.

If you could buy any building in London and live there which would it be?
The Natural History Museum (left). If you have to ask why, you haven't been inside it.

What are your favourite London discoveries?
One day I was walking around Covent Garden and found this really cute little walled garden. It was open to the public but was still so private and quiet. I don't know if I could find it again.

Which is your favourite shopping street?
Floral Street in Covent Garden. I go there for Paul Smith and Gant.

What do you most like wearing?
Jeans, T-shirts and anything that is comfortable.

What was the last album you downloaded?
I've been quite busy with the baby, but it was Radiohead's The King of Limbs.

What are you up to at the moment?
I am promoting Boss Orange Man. I never thought of myself as a fragrance guy, but this is a great fit for me. And I've just finished filming The Three Musketeers.