Orlando Bloom receives his Degree

Beaming with pride, Orlando Bloom gets an honorary degree from the University of Kent in his hometown of Canterbury, United Kingdom on Tuesday, July 13.

Bloom, 33  was with his fiancee Miranda Kerr and his mother Sonia Bloom, father Colin Stone, and sister Samantha.

“It’s a really big deal. It’s an exciting day for me,” Orlando told the Press Association. “I’m really honored to be back in my home town. I have so many amazing memories of the cathedral and Canterbury. I have lived near the university so it’s like my playground. It’s a huge, huge honor and I feel chuffed, as does my mother - nobody more than my mother.”

This was Orlando’s first graduation ceremony ever since missing the graduation at Guildhall School of Music and Drama because he was working on Lord of the Rings at the time.

Congratulations Orly!