Marilyn S.

Happy Birthday Orlando! I hope you are having a great day with family and friends. It's hard to believe that he's 40. He sure doesn't look it, but then elves don't really age.

Yeah I think this is great that Orlando is using social media a lot this year. And Facebook is the only social media site that I frequent, so I'm doubly excited. I admit I've liked his FB page and even commented on a few of his posts. Sassafras-I know what you mean about trolls and mean people on the Internet. So far most of the comments have been supportive and positive, with only mild criticism of his blond hair. Knock on wood it stays that way. Thank you Rene for posting the pictures. In a way, it's hard to believe that it's been 15 years since FOTR came out.

Wow! Orlando looks great in that tux! And I'm liking the blond hair too, now that it's more of a natural blond color (with some of his dark brown hair peeking through) than the peroxide blond hair he had a couple months ago. Congratulations to Katy on her Audrey Hepburn Humanitarian Award. I wonder if Orlando gave a speech or maybe presented her with the award (Liam Neeson was the one who presented Orlando with his award last year right?)

Finally! And if it's late March, not too far from my birthday. So maybe if I'm lucky, I'll have an early birthday present in 2017.

Wowza! What a hot picture! Too bad the magazine isn't available in the US. Thanks for posting all the great pictures Rene. I also loved the ones of Orlando and Sam and Orlando with Sir Ian and Sir Patrick.

Aww Orlando looks so adorable here. But dang could those shorts be any shorter? It looks like he and Katy had a blast and what a fun way to celebrate her birthday.

Ha Ha too funny Orlando. Although I feel kinda sorry for Orlando because it must have been hot wearing that head. And since it's so big, it must have hurt his neck after a while too. I hope he and Katy had a good time.

Argh. I wish I had Netflix but I can't afford it right now (and the sports fan in me isn't ready to completely ditch cable yet either ). Oh well, I might be able to get a free trial soon. But I'm happy to hear that some people are liking his performance and that of course he looks gorgeous.

Sorry this is late here, (although I did wish you a Happy B-day on FB) but Happy Birthday Kim! I'm glad you had a good day! Even with the Red Sox win .

Thanks for the link Rene. It's so cool that he has an Instagram account now. Ahh shirtless Orlando running toward me. Great video. Although with the slow motion running (at least it was slo-mo for me at the beginning) it reminded me of the cheesy opening credits to Baywatch.

Just thought I'd bump this thread as a friendly reminder that the We Day special is airing tonight. Thank you Rene for alerting us to this. I am looking forward to seeing Orlando and hearing what he has to say.

Sorry I haven't posted earlier but thanks for posting updates on his Weibo account Rene. I love the pictures and videos Orlando posts. And his quotes are great and insightful. I agree I wish Orlando would open a Facebook or Twitter account. But I understand his feelings about privacy and social media can be a double-edged sword. Still I'm grateful he is willing to share this much with his fans.

Happy Birthday Barbara! I hope you are having a good day with family and friends. May the rest of your year be good too.

Sorry this is late but Happy Birthday Tahiri! I hope you had a good day with family and friends.

Thanks for the news Rene. It looks like it could be an interesting movie for Orlando. Hopefully it will come to the States and get a wide release. I 'm not sure how well Chinese based movies do at the box office in the US though. I guess we'll have to wait and see. And thanks for posting the lovely pictures Rene. I really like the last one. I know Bliss is the name of the company, but seeing smiling happy Orlando is Bliss for me.