BLOGGERS NOTE: Why is Ian Somerhalder so freaking hot, I mean just look at those smoldering eyes.  Simply gorgeous.

By: Katey Rich

If there’s a Venn Diagram of “things many modern women like,” there’s surely a hearty overlap between The Vampire Diaries— the soapy CW drama– and Fifty Shades of Grey, the literary sensation about an S&M relationship that originally started out as sexier fan fiction for another vampire saga, Twilight. And with Fifty Shades of Grey now set to become a movie, that Venn diagram relationship could get a little bit tighter, with Vampire Diaries star Ian Somerhalder “potentially” up for a starring role in the film.

That word “potentially” is pretty key, since it’s the only indication that Somerhalder gives in the below interview with Ryan Seacrest that he’s doing anything but dreaming about landing this huge role. Seacrest brings up the book because he’s heard “rumblings” that Somerhalder could play lead character Christian Grey, and Somerhalder predictably plays coy, while admitting that he’d love to play the role and has been reading the book himself. You can check out the entire interaction for yourself in the video below (via Digital Spy):

Source: Cinema Blend