Ian Somerhalder Tips His Hat Off to Girlfriend Nikki Reed!

Ian Somerhalder keeps it super serious in a fedora while arriving on a flight at LAX Airport on Tuesday (October 7) in Los Angeles.

The 35-year-old actor was joined a few paces ahead by his girlfriend Nikki Reed, who held onto her pet pooch Ira.

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The next day, Ian posted a pic of himself with Nikki on Instagram and wrote, “A day with 3 of the most beautiful ladies in the universe… Wow smiling is such a beautiful part of the human experience-I highly recommend it. Congrats to our little Neitczhe here-1 year ago today, to the minute, you brought 5 beautiful puppies into this world-thank you for your amazing contribution to all of our lives. However, welcome to the wonderful world of being spayed-The world does not need any more puppies, we kill millions and millions per year. These two beautiful creatures right here in this photo or highly intelligent, highly emotional and capable of more love than you can you can ever imagine. The ones that are in shelters are the same-let’s adopt them. @iamnikkireed your recent work with Gilt benefiting the @aspca is truly truky extraordinary. Thank you for giving so much of your life and for being a strong voice for those whom can speak. My hat is off to you. You amaze me. Love, Ian.”