Ian Somerhalder Can't Wait to Be a Dad!

Ian Somerhalder pulls his luggage along while touching down at LAX Airport on Friday (September 11) in Los Angeles.

The 36-year-old Vampire Diaries star recently opened up about raising a family with new wife Nikki Reed.

“Oh, hell yes! Absolutely,” Ian told ET about having kids. “You know, it’s all about practice� It’s not practice makes perfect – it’s perfect practice.”

He added, “It’s the most incredible thing to be happy and secure in something. It’s a pretty crazy time and place to bring a child into this turbulent and insane world — but I really can’t wait to do it and really just love it.”

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