Orlando Bloom is reportedly a big fan of 'The Only Way Is Essex'.

Orlando Bloom

Orlando Bloom

The Hollywood heartthrob bumped into TV star Sam Faiers at a pre-Oscars bash earlier this year, and the blonde beauty was amazed to discover Orlando knew who she was from watching the programme.

A source told The Sun newspaper: "Orlando told her he was a huge fan of 'The Only Way Is Essex' and started grilling her on the show. Sam was stunned."

Meanwhile, Sam - who left the 'The Only Way Is Essex' in 2014 - previously admitted she's given up her party-loving ways since meeting her boyfriend Paul Knightley and having her first child, a baby boy also called Paul, in December 2015.

She explained: "Paul is so supportive and since meeting him I've taken a step back from the usual. I don't do the party scene anymore and I just do what's nice.

"That's my own choice. I've enjoyed every second of being a mum because I think this time is so precious. People comment and say you need a night out and I say I'm not ready. It will happen but it's one of those things, isn't it?"

Sam, 26, said she hasn't had time to enjoy a proper night out since she became a mum, revealing she's instead been restricted to the occasional glass of Prosecco or wine.

She shared: "All mums are different and everyone has different ways of parenting. I had a dinner with the girls but I was home by 11. I haven't had a night or a proper night out. I've had a few glasses of Prosecco or wine with dinner but the baby's with me all the time so I can't have more than two."