他對這大學早就很熟悉了,因為他小時候的家,就在這大學的旁邊,大學成了他遊玩的園地。他幫手興建的馬羅劇場,早在他四歲就在那裡演出了。他說媽媽很為他高興。
e said: "It's a really big deal. It's an exciting day for me. I'm really honoured 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 honour and I feel chuffed, as does my mother - nobody more than my mother."
Bloom was also set to visit the Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury where he made his stage debut aged four.