A Single Bloom for Valentine

By James Wray Feb 1, 2005, 22:54 GMT

Orlando Bloom stars as a 12th Century commoner who finds himself thrust into a decades-long war, 'Kingdom of Heaven'

Bloom had been dating actress Kate Bosworth for three years, they met on the set of a Gap advert, but People magazine reports that the couple have now officially split.

Robin Baum, who represents the couple, told People: "They did decide to take some time apart due to their upcoming work schedule, and they remain very close, It was a mutual decision."

Bloom shot to fame after his role as Legolas in "The Lord of the Rings" series, haiving previously only really done a little television work in the UK. His fame was magnified further with his part in "Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl," where he played the romantic lead oppoiste Keira Knightley and Johnny Depp.

It looks like his appeal to the opposite sex will only be further bolstered as he appears in "Kingdom of Heaven." Set in 12th century Europe and the exotic East,  the movie is an epic romantic action film about a young peasant (Bloom) who becomes a renowned knight, saves a kingdom, and falls in a love with a princess. The movie is due out in May.

After that he has the Pirates sequels and most likely his pick of scripts.

Meanwhile Bosworth is in talks to play Lois Lane in the forthcoming "Superman Returns."

However, the horde of fans and indeed Fan Site devoted to the young actor will no doubt have breathed a collective sigh of relief at the news of his new found availablity.