Orlando Bloom’s four-word message to Liverpool

Orlando Bloom sent a message to Liverpool following his appearance at Comic Con.

The event’s main guest had a great time in the city this weekend, with former Lord of the Rings co-stars. He was spotted enjoying a meal at Liverpool restaurant New Capital, on Nelson Street, last night, having previously enjoyed a night out on Smithdown Road.

At today’s Comic Con event, he had a message for the city after speaking to fans. Among local fans keen to meet the star were Matilda and Liza. Liza dressed up as Arwen, a character from Lord of the Rings, to meet Orlando.

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She told the ECHO: “We said to him ‘Welcome to Liverpool’, and he said ‘thanks for having me!'” Fans were stunned to meet the Hollywood superstar at the weekend.

Mario and Marco, a father and son from Germany, told the ECHO they were surprised by Orlando’s kindness. Mario said: “I was surprised by how long he took to get to know us and how kind he was. We are big fans and came from Germany and he was really interested to know where we were from.

Cara, 25, said it was “absolutely crazy” to meet him. She added: “I’ve never met anyone so famous before. He was so nice.

Sharon, from the outskirts of Glasgow, had brought a Lego display to Orlando for her to sign. She told us it was her 26 year old nephew’s, but she was bringing it because he was at work. She said Orlando “took a photo” of the screen to “try to get one for himself!” »

Sharon also had three movie posters bearing all four of the Hobbit actor’s signatures, with the addition of Andy Serkis and now Orlando Bloom. Kirstie was also at Comic Con with her mother, Christine. It was Christine’s very first Comic Con, and she said she came because of Orlando Bloom, adding, “I didn’t want to give up!” He was really nice. He made the commitment, he made the effort.

A couple brought their daughter, also dressed as Arwen, to meet the star. They said he “talked to her the most” and could tell “he was nice.” Eleanor was another fan who met Orlando. She said: “He called me love and I was like oh my god! »

She added: “He was really nice. I mean, it’s obviously pretty quick, but he was really nice.

Emma and Rebecca Rogers, 40, who are identical twins, said Orlando made them laugh by asking: “Are you two related?” Emma said: “We had a joke with him and pretended it wasn’t the case. He found it really funny.

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