{"id":149420,"date":"2024-09-25T00:59:24","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T23:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/?p=1757885"},"modified":"2024-09-25T00:59:24","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T23:59:24","slug":"a-tough-pill-to-swallow-the-vampire-diaries-heartthrob-ian-somerhalder-reveals-how-his-acting-career-led-him-to-ultimately-feed-cows-and-run-horses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/25\/a-tough-pill-to-swallow-the-vampire-diaries-heartthrob-ian-somerhalder-reveals-how-his-acting-career-led-him-to-ultimately-feed-cows-and-run-horses\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018A tough pill to swallow\u2019: \u2018The Vampire Diaries\u2019 heartthrob Ian Somerhalder reveals how his acting career led him to ultimately feed cows and run horses"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Thanks to his work on\u00a0The Vampire Diaries<\/strong><\/em><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Lost<\/em>, Ian Somerhalder<\/a><\/strong> has a legion of loyal fans. When his role as brooding vampire Damon Salvatore ended in 2017 after 171 episodes, Somerhalder mostly disappeared from the entertainment industry. He opted for a quieter pace of life and focused on a new passion: raising his chil<\/span>dren and\u00a0creating awareness about the future of farming.<\/p>\n

In a recent interview with People<\/a><\/em>, Somerhalder reflected on the end of two of his most memorable performances and how they ultimately impacted his life. This included both the conclusion of his role on The Vampire Diaries<\/a><\/em>, and the killing of his character Boone<\/a> on Lost<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cLosing that, I was the first one cast and the first one killed,” the actor said of his time on Lost<\/em>, “that was a sort of tough pill to swallow.\u201d However, his early exit also created an unexpected silver lining, since he was able to focus on conservation.<\/p>\n

\u201cI got to work on a lot of soil and water conservation,” Somerhalder \u2014 who has been active in conservation efforts since 2004 \u2014 told People. <\/em>“I was already doing this, my voice just wasn’t as big.” <\/p>\n

\u201cCut to 2005, [I] left Lost<\/em>, which was humbling. And then very beginning of 2009, came Vampire Diaries<\/em>. And that was a rocket ship.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

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