Orlando Bloom Insisted on New Pirate Boots  7/7/06

Orlando Bloom insisted his wardrobe be upgraded on the second Pirates of the Caribbean shoot because he was the only character in the first film who didn't have a pair of pirate boots.

The star was humiliated while shooting the first film because he was forced to wear tiny shoes and frilly stockings - but he demanded an impressive pair of boots to make up for it in the sequel Dead Man's Chest.

He explains, "I got the boots this time. That was a big deal. In the first one I had these little shoes and these stockings.

"I was like, 'Everyone else has got boots! It's ridiculous!' I mean how can you compete with that?

"So I got some boots and quite a cool leather jacket. It's like the biker jacket of pirate jackets. I was quite chuffed!"