Kate BosworthKate Bosworth has said she’s glad she is still friends with ex-boyfriend Orlando Bloom.

The couple dated for four years before splitting in September 2006, with their relationship spanning their joint rise to fame.

Kate told Vogue recently: “Orlando and I met when we were kids. Blue Crush hadn’t come out. Lord of the Rings hadn’t come out. … He was the first big heartbreak. … First love: You feel like it’s the be-all and end-all.”

“To put as little pressure on the relationship you’re in is very important. I regret that it was too intense for both of us.”

“The fact that I’m very close with my past relationships [including Orlando] is something I pride myself on. My mom is still close to her first husband. It’s nice to be able to enjoy someone in a different form.”

The stress of their split caused her to lose 12lbs and her skinny frame provoked anorexia rumours - but she’s regained the weight now she’s happy in a relationship with musician James Rousseau.

The pair met at a Marc Jacobs after-party in soon after her split from Orlando: “I looked like a mess. I always ask him why he didn’t turn and walk away. He had no idea who I was. [But] he saw the potential. He wanted to fix me in a little way. And to be quite honest, he did. He was such a ray of light in my life.”