The following is an updated communication sent out by Orlando Bloom's management in order to convey fan mail to the right recipient.
It is not a "fresh" news, as it was announced in June 2003 (and refreshed in July 2003), but I am sure that some of you might find it interesting.
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All correspondence should be sent to:Orlando Bloom
c/o ICM, Oxford House,
76 Oxford Street, London
W1D 1BS
There is a small team endeavouring to deal with Orlando's fan mail. The team dealing with the fan mail pleads for fans not to keep writing every week or every month. There will strictly be one reply per fan. Please follow the following guidelines when writing: Send a Self-Addressed Envelope:Minimum size 22cm x 11 cm, properly addressed with country and country code.
Postage: ~ THREE (3) official International Reply Coupons for those living outside the UK.
~ TWO (2) official International Reply Coupons for those living in Europe.
~ For those in the UK, a stamped self-addressed envelope.
Those sending photographs to be signed may have them stamped with Orlando's autograph, but there will be no original autographing. Fans will continue to receive his printed photograph and printed autograph, usually personalised. If fans keep sending repeat requests and the incoming mail gets much too heavy for the team, it is possible that the attempts to satisfy fans will no longer be viable and no mail at all will be answered.
There is no guarantee that mail sent before April 2002 will be answered but there will be an attempt to cope with it soon. It may take months to deal with the backlog. It will take a matter of weeks from now to try to answer all the current mail - but the Fan Mail team must stress that it cannot guarantee that all fan mail will be answered because of the volume. Certainly fans that do not send the correct envelopes and reply coupons will be disappointed.
Orlando may only see a small proportion of the most interesting and genuine fan letters but takes an interest in the monthly reports on fan mail provided by the team. Being a good actor, working very hard and professionally as part of the creative team is the most important aspect of filming for him. He is delighted that so many fans support and vote for him and hopes these many, many fans will enjoy the forthcoming films he appears in which include the final part of the Lord of the Rings trilogy; Pirates of the Caribbean (with Johnny Depp), the Kelly Gang, the Calcium Kid, in which he plays the lead, all of which will be out this year, and Troy (with Brad Pitt) out next year...with other exciting possibilities still in the pipeline. The following add on was communicated last July:Those sending photographs to be signed may have them stamped with Orlando's autograph, but fans must be aware that there will be NO original autographing.
To receive an original autograph would probably entail meeting Orlando via a public walkabout during a premiere or other public event.
We cannot encourage the sending of gifts as it is often not possible to forward these.
Letters received, which do not meet the above guidelines, unfortunately will NOT receive replies. We are sorry for the disappointment of so many fans who have written and not received a reply because they have not adhered to the above criteria. However, the Fan Team endeavour to ensure they do not go to waste. They are donated to a home for the disabled where they are able to benefit from the stamps.
Please, for the sake of ALL fans waiting for a response and the team, if you receive a reply, please DO NOT write again. We are sorry for all those who have been disappointed but we hope you all understand the difficulty facing the team. Hope you all enjoy Orlando's films now and in the future - and once again, he is appreciative and aware of all this marvellous support from all over the world.
With thanks,
Orlando Bloom's Fan Mail Team
UPDATES OF JUNE 2004:
The fan mail team currently has a backlog of 10,000 letters, so please be patient while waiting for a reply. Also, only write once so others may also receive a reply. We don't want them to stop answering the fan mail altogether! If you are asking for an autograph back, make sure that you include a self-addressed envelope and postage if you are in the UK. If you are in Europe, include 2 International Reply Coupons, and 3 if you are else ware. Reply coupons are purchased at the post office. Letters without reply coupons and return envelopes cannot be answered. For more info about fan mail, click Here at The OrlandoBloomfiles