Richard Johnson

Richard Johnson

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Bloom would still be married to Kerr if he didn’t party so much

Orlando Bloom is still devoted to Miranda Kerr and would still be married to her if career frustrations weren’t driving him to party too much, friends in London say.

Last Wednesday in Ibiza, Bloom took a swing at Justin Bieber, 20, to defend the honor of the mother of his 3-year-old son, Flynn, whom he adores.

“Orlando’s very frustrated right now about his career and his private life. He maintains the split with Miranda was completely amicable — many of us had no idea they were about to separate,” said one friend. “He won’t hear a word against Miranda.”

The two split last October, after three years of marriage.

The 37-year-old Bloom is said to be bored by the “Pirates of the Caribbean” blockbusters, and happy he doesn’t have to play Legolas the Elf anymore in “Lord of the Rings.”

“He really wants edgy indie roles, but there haven’t been too many of them, and the small films he has landed have not taken off,” his pal said.

“This time two years ago he went to South Africa to film ‘Zulu’ with Forest Whitaker, but it can’t get a release in the US,” the friend said.

“And he still bitterly regrets listening to his agent who advised him to pull out of the Nick Hornby film ‘An Education’ that went on to be a stellar success with Dominic Cooper in the role.”

Another well-placed source said, “Orlando is jaded and highly strung right now, and there’s a genuine worry among his [London] friends that he’ll go off the rails. He’s been partying so much in the last year and that partly caused his split with Miranda.

“He doesn’t know how to say no when guy friends ask him to go out,” the source adds.

Kerr, 31, one of the hardest working models in the world, is totally focused on her career.

“Work to [Bloom] isn’t the be-all and end-all,” said his friend. “They are both great parents. Flynn will turn out great. But Orlando needs to sort himself out.”

As for his love life: “He’s had a few dates with [model] Laura Paine and actress Nora Arnezeder, who he met through Zoe Saldana but nothing serious.”

Bloom’s representative had no comment.