Orlando Bloom has more or less been out of the spotlight since his much derided turn as a too-old Romeo on Broadway in 2013 — if you don’t count his tabloid cameos, reportedly hooking up with Selena Gomez or as Katy Perry’s boyfriend.

The one-time “Lord of the Rings” heartthrob returned to the center of female fantasies Thursday when paparazzi photos of him, frolicking nude in Italy with Perry, were leaked online.

Full frontal shots of him paddleboarding or climbing on rocks along a Sardinian shore not only launched a thousand Twitter memes, they inspired punch lines for late night hosts.

Stephen Colbert of the “The Late Show” began: “There is nothing like a photo of Orlando Bloom paddleboarding fully naked alongside Katy Perry in a bikini in Sardinia to remind you, ‘Celebrities: They’re nothing like us.'”

He continued: “Now, I don’t want to rush to judgment. I’m sure there was a practical reason for paddle-boarding al fresco. Perhaps he needed an extra rudder, or maybe he’s trying to tan his little Legolas.”

Displaying a photo of Bloom standing on a large rock, Colbert added: “There’s a guy who’s not afraid of scorpions.”

CBS’ “The Late Late Show” host James Corden followed up with the observation about how there’s so much going on in the world right now, but that Bloom — baring it all — still has the power to send the internet into full-tilt crazy.

In showing a censored photo of Bloom in all his naked glory, Corden quipped: “One week ago, Katy Perry was speaking at the Democratic National Convention. Now she’s paddleboarding with a naked Orlando Bloom, All I want to say is: If this is the kind of America Hillary Clinton is offering, I am in–full bloom.”

Martha Ross provides celebrity commentary for the Bay Area News Group. Follow her at twitter.com/marthajross.