Not since True Blood‘s blood-splattered menage a troi Rolling Stone cover from 2010 have we seen such a lusty threesome as on the new cover of Empire Weekly, which teases us with the sexy cast of that other fang-banging drama, The Vampire Diaries.
The magazine released three different covers for the collector’s issue, but its this one that makes our blood run hot. And don’t think it wasn’t shot with an eye to the gay market. If you fold it over like an old MAD Magazine you pretty much get Ian Somerhalder naked in bed with co-star Paul Wesley. (No offense, Nina.)
Somerhalder’s never been shy about showing off his rockin’ body. After starting out as a model, he’s become a natural at taking his clothes off in shows like Lost and Tell Me You Love Me. After the jump are the other shots from the EW spread, plus some choice images of Somerhalder as TVD‘s Damon. Good thing he’s not really a vampire or he’d never show up in photos!
Click through for images of Ian Somerhalder and the cast of The Vampire Diaries
Photos: Ruven Afanador, Bob Mahoney/The CW
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D.R.Acula
The dude on the cover to the right has a coffin-lid flat ass. Everything else looks nice though.
Oh, ok.
You would think the show only had 3 characters the way they market this ridiculous three-way so heavily. They don’t even tell you what the show is about, just “Hey kids, nudity!”.
Max the Communist
Bisexploitation!
Jeff G
Looks like silly a rip off of True Blood cover, but, that’s right, VD is the tween TB. Ian needs to come out of the closet as the bearding with his costar is so obvious.
BubbasBack
This magazine still exists? Who reads it? Wow. Burp.
JayKay
Swap Nina out for Michael Trevino and we’re in business.
Danny
Be better if VD, Vampire Diaries, actually had some major ongoing gay/bi characters who are out and proud (since being immortal and superhuman should make a person confident enough to be out and proud). Otherwise it is VD, Very Dull.
jason
Why would it be aimed at the gay market? Women appreciate men’s bodies too. Stop trying to own men’s bodies. Gays do not own men’s bodies – never have, never will.
lucifer
OMG
JT
They’ve got the wrong brother in most of these shots. Ian may be hot, but it’s Paul Wesley who’s truly smokin’!
DB
@JT: You got that right – Ian is so fragile and while none of them are great actors, Paul Wesley is more talented. Sneering and eye rolling is not acting although Ian has yet to figure that out.
Oh, ok.
@No. 2
Yeah, ’cause nudity is…duh…bad…right? Huh? Yep…bad…that’s why I keeps my pants on when I takes me a dump. …duh…’cause…nudity is bad…real bad!!!
…duh
jeff m
I’ve never read so many stupid comments on a vine……before now!!