"The Vampire Diaries" star Ian Somerhalder recently slammed rumors that he's ecstatic over Nina Dobrev's brief return to the hit The CW series.
In the finale episode for season 7, Somerhalder's character Damon Salvatore heard Elena's voice while inside the Armory vault.
Following the episode, executive producer Julie Plec confirmed that Dobrev really went to the set of "The Vampire Diaries" to record that particular scene.
Immediately after this confirmation, fans started speculating that Somerhalder and Dobrev were ecstatic over the fact that they saw each other and even had a scene together.
However, it seems that there's really no truth to these rumors because Somerhalder couldn't care less about Dobrev's return to "The Vampire Diaries."
A week after the airing of "The Vampire Diaries'" finale episode for season 7, the actor celebrated his wife Nikki Reed's birthday at the beach.
The couple didn't share a photo during their recent vacation, but one of their friends and companion did via Instagram.
Oliver Trevena captioned the photo, "The #ocean an #RV & #Friends = The perfect day. HAPPY BIRTHDAY @iamnikkireed - Thanks for the many years of friendship & here's to MANY more! w @iansomerhalder @nathanaugustreed @cheryl_houston #California #life."
Somerhalder also paid tribute to his wife on his special day by posting Reed's photo via his Instagram account.
"To the most magical human, never has there ever been one like you... I love you infinitely. I'm the lucky one. Happy 28th Birthday - Love, Your Husband," he wrote.
At present, Somerhalder is still on break before he heads back to the set of "The Vampire Diaries" season 8. Previously, the actor already confirmed that season 8 will be his last.
"The Vampire Diaries" season 8 will premiere on The CW sometime this year.