Ian Somerhalder Reveals WhichThe Vampire DiariesCouple He Felt Was 'a Little Forced'

Mar. 15, 2025

Ian Somerhalder as Damon Salvatore on ‘The Vampire Diaries’.Photo:Bob Mahoney/The CW

Bob Mahoney/The CW

If it were up toIan Somerhalder, oneThe Vampire Diariescouple would have never seen the light of day.

Somerhalder, 46, appeared on the Tuesday, March 4, edition ofHot Ones Versuswith hisBrothers Bond Bourbon co-founderand formerThe Vampire DiariescastmatePaul Wesley. Somerhalder played Damon Salvatore on the series, while Wesley, 42, played his brother, Stefan.

In the episode, in which the two interviewed each other over spicy chicken wings, Somerhalder prompted Wesley to reveal a storyline he thought “should’ve never made it out of the writer’s room.”

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“AfterNina [Dobrev]left the show, they were like, ‘We need to pair Stefan with some romantic partner’ and then Stefan and Caroline (Candice King) ended up having a wedding and getting married, right?” Wesley recalled.

Somerhalder, shaking his head in agreement, said, “Oh yeah, it was a little forced, but it was cute.”

Paul Wesley as Stefan and Candice King as Caroline on The Vampire Diaries.Erika Doss/The CW

Erika Doss/The CW

After Wesley agreed “it was cute,” Somerhalder told him it worked because “she’s pretty and you’re pretty.”

The supernatural seriesran for eight seasons from 2009 to 2017. At the heart of the series was Elena Gilbert (Dobrev), who was initially infatuated with Stefan before developing feelings for Damon, creating a love triangle.

Ian Somerhalder as Damon, Nina Dobrev as Elena, Paul Wesley as Stefan on The Vampire Diaries.Bob Mahoney/The CW

“Everyone knew in our family, in theVampireworld, knew that this was my last season for a couple of years now. It was just the fans [who were surprised], but the fans are very much our family, as well,” Dobrev told PEOPLE in a May 2015 interview.

“That’s why we wanted to include them and why we told them in advance – we didn’t want to make anyone angry, we wanted to include them in the last little journey, this awesome ride that we’re going on together,” she continued.

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The show would run for two more seasons following her departure,with Stefan and Caroline eventually getting married.

Somerhalder isnow retired from acting, while Wesley has a recurring role as James T. Kirk on Paramount+‘sStar Trek: Brave New Worlds.

source: people.com