Many fans were left heartbroken following "The Vampire Diaries' season 5 finale when Ian Somerhalder's character Damon died however, during a recent chat, cast members of the show talked about what the future holds.
According to Entertainment Wise, actor Paul Wesley jokingly predicted that end of the hit CW television can happen at anytime and that it all depends on his costar Ian Somerhalder.
Wesley told E! News, "I think realistically, until Ian Somerhalder is like in his mid to late 40s which is actually coming up. I'm just kidding." The actor who plays the role of Damon Salvatore is actually 35 years-old.
Paul Wesley who portrays Somerhalder's brother, Stefan on the show said, "I don't know. Here's the deal, the show has become a bit of a - it's a large cast, there are a lot of important characters and I think that it depends on if the audience are interested.
"I think, for example, we have this new character called Enzo. He's really interesting. I don't know. Maybe Enzo will have his own show."
"I really don't know. I mean, they could probably keep Vampire Diaries on for quite a long time because there's so many interesting characters."
Despite rumors that Somerhalder may be leaving the supernatural series because of tension between himself and his real life ex-girlfriend Nina Dobrev, a source has denied the claims.
An insider told Hollywood Life, "There is no issue with Ian and Nina at all." In fact new reports are claiming that the former couple began secretly dating and are back together again.
The source went on to say, "He will be back, he needed time to film other stuff and it's all about keeping the storyline interesting."
Fans were devastated when Ian Somerhalder's character Damon died without getting to tell his girlfriend Elena how much he loves her.
Viewers took to Twitter to reveal their reaction to the shocking season 5 finale. One user tweeted, "#TVDFinale made me cry so much I'm still crying, Damon cannot be dead!!!!! I refuse to believe it @cwtvd."
Another fan posted, "I'm in tears from watching the vampire diaries finale. DAMON SALVATORE CANNOT BE DEAD. I won't accept it. Like no. #TVDFinale."
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