Away from Hollywood: Ian Somerhalder and Nikki Reed Consider Life on a Farm
While many celebrities live and breathe Hollywood to their last breath, there are a few who prefer to get away from it all. Hollywood couple Ian Somerhalder and Nikki Reed recently opened up about moving away from the glitz and glamor. Their next destination? Life on a farm.
While interviewing with E! News, 45-year-old Ian and 35-year-old Nikki revealed that they’ve started work on their own farm just outside of Los Angeles.
Recall that the two stepped away from their Hollywood acting careers a few years back because they wanted to focus on their family. Ian, who rose to fame as Damon Salvatore in The Vampire Diaries TV series, admitted that he has fond memories of his time as an actor.
He recently produced a new documentary based on the environment. Ian shared, “I love what I did for a long time. I love making films, I just did it for so long. We had an amazing run.”
But when it comes to the future, Ian envisions a drastically different life that is away from cameras and closer to nature. Nikki has expressed full support for that dream and shares the same sentiment. She sees the new lifestyle as a way to practice more environmentally conscious principles. The actress shared, “When you see the way that nature operates, you find compassion. It’s a beautiful thing to see what’s happening with children, to watch them participate in the growing of their food and the understanding of what food is and where it comes from.”
She continued, “I started connecting the dots between what you do for the planet and what you do for yourself. It’s an evolution and a lifelong pursuit.”
Ian and Nikki began dating in 2014 and decided to get married the following year. Before his marriage to Nikki, Ian was heavily linked to Nina Dobrev, his Vampire Diaries co-star and leading lady.
For Nikki, this is her second marriage. She was wedded to Paul McDonald for four years from 2011 to 2015.
The couple are parents to their now 6-year-old daughter, Bodhi, born in 2017, and their baby boy who was born last year. They have yet to share the name of their son.
In 2019, Ian stepped away from the limelight to focus on his family and manage their farm. Nikki followed suit and also became more involved with their farm and family.
During the same talk with E! News, the V Wars star shared more details about their new lifestyle and described it as “a lot of work.” Ian mentioned how he has enjoyed learning about the animals on their property and how to take care of them.
He told the news portal, “It’s unbelievable when you see these amazing creature life forms, and it’s really special how they all live on the farm together.”
Ian also mentioned that he was enthusiastic about being seen and regarded as more than one of Hollywood’s pretty faces given all the work he has done on their family farm.
