'In Niger, children are living in grass huts on the side of the road. 'We live in Disneyland.' He looks out to the waves again. In 2009, he was made its Goodwill Ambassador, and in February this year, he returned from Niger, West Africa, where he was working with families who had escaped the violence of Nigeria's militant Islamist group, Boko Haram. Since 2007, Orlando has been involved with UNICEF, visiting children in some of the world's poorest countries. It's his concerns for his son Flynn's future that have led him to charity work. But, while some actors feel threatened by their advancing years, Orlando says he feels liberated. As for his career, graduating from pin-up of the month to an actor with longevity is no easy feat. He wants to have more children, he says, at the right time. Now that Orlando is older, he's trying to make sense of the passing of time. What happens to my son? How is he going to have a real relationship if it's all happening on his phone? Disconnecting is massively important.'
They live their lives through their phones. 'And it was me!' He apologises, saying he's concerned he sounds like a 'knob'. 'My mum kept an article from the mid-Noughties that said this kid had been Googled more than anyone on the planet for four years in a row.' He pauses.
'I think the times are changing,' he says. Although he has no Twitter account, his Instagram is public, and six months ago he signed up to Facebook. Orlando is new to social media, having avoided it for years. Orlando doesn't shrink away from shaping their post-relationship narrative – the day before his break-up with Katy, he posted a video to Instagram of 'the dogs' (his dog, that is, and hers, 'Nugget'). It's better to set an example for kids and show that don't have to be about hate.' She happens to be someone who is very visible, but I don't think anybody cares what I'm up to. 'We're friends,' he says of Katy, without mentioning her by name.
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