Kat Graham isn’t just an incredible actress; she’s also making a positive change with the roles she takes on. The 31-year-old first began acting at a young age — with guest spots on Lizzie McGuire, Greek, and Hannah Montana — but gained a huge following for her starring role as the fierce and powerful witch Bonnie Bennett on The Vampire Diaries. While the role helped jump-start her career in a lot of ways, it also taught her an important lesson about representation.

“The role of Bonnie was so, so special because it really shaped my career in a lot of ways,” she told POPSUGAR. “I owe so much of my fan base internationally to the awareness of that show. It was also a show where I was the only African-American regular, and it brought to my attention certain things that I wanted to make sure I was thoughtful of when I move forward in my career. I learned so much moving forward. I mean, not every character has to be a badass and has to start off strong in any way. I think we as women, we have things that happen to us that make us strong. We have things that happen to us that change the way we see ourselves, and that’s OK, too. The journey doesn’t have to be, ‘I have the answers all the time.’ The journey is, ‘I trust myself enough to go through what I need to go through to find it.'”

“I watch projects that challenge and rebel against the mold, especially for women.”
When Graham considers new projects, she’s always asking, “Does it make the world better?” “If you look at the films that I released this year alone, from Emperor, which was a pre-Civil War film educating people about Shields Green — who helped spark the Civil War — to Cut Throat City, which we shot in the Ninth Ward — which has been superneglected post-Hurricane Katrina — I look for things that help raise the awareness of what people might not know about or communities that might be overlooked or marginalized societies that are not getting the proper attention or support that they need,” she said. “For me, there has to be some element of what is new here that I can help bring to people’s awareness? I’m interested in chipping away at how stories are told, and I watch projects that challenge and rebel against the mold, especially for women.”

That was in large part what drew her to her latest project, Netflix’s Operation Christmas Drop, which is based on the Air Force’s real-life humanitarian airlift operation. “The fact that I could do a project that centres around compassion and generosity and a different kind of Christmas, a different kind of relationship, a different kind of woman, that was really, really attractive for me,” she said. “I’m all about trying to break molds, and how people view women, or Black women, or women that have careers, or just the different dimensions that we are as women.”

The film was also the first Hollywood production to film in Guam, so Graham made sure to learn about its history when she arrived. “They have a museum there that I went to, so I learned the history of Guam,” she said. “I learned the positive, the negative, everything that the people of Guam have gone through, the nature of the people of Guam, and just really got a lot of education on what that looks like. I met with Indigenous communities, and they’re such a beautiful people and loving people with such an intense history, and they deserve to be celebrated and highlighted and profiled and seen all over the world.”

“They’re very important not because they helped my career; they’re important because they are important.”
As Graham continues forward with her career, she hopes to inspire her fans as much as they’ve inspired her. “I think overall, people have this [distinction of] celebrity and your fans, and I’m lighting that up in flames,” she said. “My relationship with my audience is much more intimate than that. Every Saturday, I take 10 fans internationally, and it’s a superprivate thing that we do, and we just talk and I check in on them and they tell me how much time they spend watching me and supporting me. I really feel that I’m an even bigger fan of them than they are of me. They’ve helped me understand myself better in a lot of ways and how I want to move forward. They helped me understand my responsibility to them. They’re very important not because they helped my career; they’re important because they are important. Their opinion matters. Their perspective matters. Their choices matter. Their health matters. They’re important because they matter. I constantly want them to feel that they matter and that their voices are heard.”

Operation Christmas Drop is available to stream on Netflix now.

Netflix’s globally streaming documentary is stirring important conversations about the solution we’re all standing on: soil.

Ian Somerhalder, of The Vampire Diaries and Lost series fame, believes Netflix’s Kiss the Ground is the “single most important documentary ever.”

“This is a paint-by-numbers way of how to stop climate change,” says the actor turned executive producer for the film. It’s one that’s stirring conversation about a “new, old approach” to farming called regenerative agriculture. Kiss the Ground makes the point that the solution is right under our feet, and how we manage soil has “the potential to balance our climate, replenish our vast water supplies, and feed the world.”

Yet, it’s a film about dirt, a running joke for the cast and crew of the documentary. So Somerhalder and colleagues had to find a practical way to humanize the overarching narrative that concerns just how much conventional agriculture has transformed our world — for better or worse, but mostly the latter — and how soil regeneration by farmers might provide a viable way to abate consequences of a warming world.

Ian Somerhalder, actor and executive producer of Kiss the Ground, sits down with Neil Ever Osborne, Climate Change and Sustainability Editor at The Weather Network, to discuss dirt, bourbon, and climate change.

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Are you crazy for The Vampire Diaries or just Stefan? Here’s your chance to meet Paul Wesley in a personal 1-on-1 meet and greet and ask your best questions. Packages include a photo signed by Paul and an exclusive shirt!

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Candice en ook 3 andere castleden zullen niet te zien zijn in het vervolg van ‘After We Collided’. De wijziging in cast is dat zij niet beschikbaar zijn voor de opnames nu deze verplaats zijn en nu zullen plaatsvinden in Bulgarije. Candice rol wordt overgenomen door een bekende in de TVD wereld, Arielle Kebbel aka Lexi zal de rol van Kimberly Vance gaan spelen in de komende twee films.

“Dear Afternators, it was important to us to finish telling Tessa and Hardin’s story in a timely manner, and given the challenged posed by the Covid19 pandemic, we had to make some difficult choices. At the end of the day, these choices were all in service of protecting the cast and crew and doing our best to deliver you, the Afternators, the best fans in the world, the best possible movies.

“We chose to shoot in Eastern Europe because the Covid numbers are far lower than where we shot movies 1 & 2 and this safeguards our cast. We are also shooting the films back to back, which means some of the original cast were not available to return for various reasons, whether it be scheduling or other commitments.”

Torrey heeft op instagram bekendgemaakt aan het daten te zijn met acteur Will Estes, bekend uit o.a. de serie Blue Bloods.

Love is in the air!

Chicago Med’s Torrey DeVitto has found her special someone, and it’s none other than Blue Bloods star Will Estes. On Tuesday, Oct. 6, the actress made her romance with Will Instagram official.

“2020 Accessory…,” the One Tree Hill alum cheekily began her caption, alongside a black-and-white photo with the 41-year-old actor. “Mask on ear so as not to forget it when leaving the house.”

Will also debuted his relationship on Instagram. In fact, he put his love on display hours before Torrey did. However, his post was a lot more mysterious considering both he and the 36-year-old star covered their faces with black masks.

“Beautiful skies,” the Blue Bloods star wrote on his account, along with a selfie.

Naturally, the pair’s fans and followers couldn’t help but gush over their relationship news. Many shared their excitement in Torrey’s comment section.

“You are both are such a perfect match together,” one user commented. Another added, “LOVE you two together.”

Someone else replied, “Looks like it is official. So happy for you….you deserve it!!” Another responded, “after long time , wishhhh both of u happy ever after.”

Last November, Torrey expressed the qualities and characteristics she was looking for in her future partner.

“What am I looking for? A best friend, somebody to travel with, a partner, somebody who has the same values as me,” she shared with Us Weekly. “You know? A family unit, traveling, just fun. But in the meantime, I’m having so much fun with my friends, and traveling and working.”

As the saying goes, ask and you shall receive!

The actress’ new romances comes a little over a year after she and Jesse Lee Soffer called it quits in May 2019. The NBC stars began dating in August 2018, but before hitting their one-year anniversary, their romance had fizzled out.

Previously, Torrey was married to Vampire Diaries actor Paul Wesley from 2011 to 2013. At the time of their breakup, the actor’s rep told E! News, “Paul Wesley and Torrey Devito have decided to amicably split. They will continue to remain good friends.”

Will, on the other hand, has been extremely private about his personal life. He was previously linked to Jennifer Love Hewitt in 2004.

Sara is gecast in de nieuwe Lifetime film ‘The Christmas Yule Blog’, deze zal 6 november te zien zijn op de zender.

Starring Sara Canning and Zak Santiago, Caroline (Canning) is a well-known social medial travel writer. She is given the assignment to cover a century-old Christmas parade in a small town in New Mexico.

Despite her annoyance, she takes on the assignment and meets a high school music teacher, Oscar (Santiago), who shows her different traditions and meanings of Chrismas than she’s ever known. While falling in love with Christmas again, she also finds true love.

Claire is gisteren bevallen van haar dochter Elle, samen met man Andrew heeft ze ook zoon James.

Claire Holt shared the special news that she welcomed her second child, a baby girl, with husband Andrew Joblon. Find out the sweet name the couple gave their newborn.

It’s a party of four!

Claire Holt and Andrew Joblon’s family just got a little bigger. On Sunday, Sept. 13, The Originals actress shared the special news that she and her husband welcomed their second child, a baby girl.

“She’s here,” Claire began her Instagram post. “Our sweet girl, Elle. After 27.5 hours of labor, she flew into the world and expanded our hearts. We are so grateful for our healthy baby and cannot wait for her to meet her big brother.”

Additionally, the proud dad shared the exciting baby news with a heartwarming message on Instagram.

“Baby Elle has finally made her appearance after 27.5 hours of labor. @claireholt again proved to me she is my hero and a true warrior,” Andrew wrote, alongside a family photo. “I love you with all my heart. Thank you so much for birthing this sweet little girl in a challenging year.”

Kayla keert terug naar de set van de soapserie ‘Bold & Beautiful’. Ze zal de stand-in zijn van één van de huidige personages in de serie die intieme scenes moet filmen met haar man Tanner die een rol heeft in de serie. Dit alles omdat de corona maatregelen het filmen van deze scenes bemoeilijkt. Van 2004 tot 2005 was Kayla zelf te zien in de serie als Caitlin Ramírez.

Tanner Novlan has quickly made a home for himself at Bold and the Beautiful as Dr. John ‘Finn’ Finnegan in scenes opposite one of the CBS soap opera’s biggest stars, Jacqueline MacInnes Wood (Steffy Forrester). However, due to Bold and Beautiful bringing in the actors’ spouses and partners to shoot kissing and close scenes, he’ll be appearing alongside someone else… his real-life wife. Kayla Ewell shared a photo of the happy couple on their way to the CBS Studios captioned, “When Mom & Dad get to work together.”

Longtime fans of the soap will recognize Ewell for playing Caitlin Ramírez from 2004 to 2005. The character was the son of Hector Ramírez (Lorenzo Lamas) and was in a relationship with Rick Forrester (Justin Torkildsen) and Thomas Forrester (Drew Tyler Bell). On Thursday August 27, Ewell turned 35 and Novlan sent his wife a sweet birthday message, “Happy Birthday to the best wife, momma and friend.” Later, Novlan revealed how he kept a big secret from his mom, as well as a connection between the soap and a dog that the family had.

When not being a mom to their 1 year old daughter, Poppy Marie, Ewell can be seen as Nora Truman on Roswell, New Mexico and played the long-term role of Vicki Donovan on CW’s now defunct The Vampire Diaries.

Summer heeft een kinderboek geschreven dat ze uitgegeven heeft genaamd ‘The Turtle Family’. Het is verkrijgbaar als E-book op o.a. haar eigen website.

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Candice heeft in haar podcast laten weten 5 maanden in verwachting te zijn van haar tweede kind.

The actress shared on her podcast, Directionally Challenged, that she is about five months into her second pregnancy

The 33-year-old actress shared that she and husband Joe King are expecting their second child together on her podcast Directionally Challenged, which she co-hosts with fellow Vampire Diaries alum Kayla Ewell.

“Something I have not shared yet on this podcast is that I’m actually pregnant,” Accola King said during the episode, in which she and Ewell, 34, interview doula Haize Hawke. “I’ve got a bun in the oven.” “I’m a little over five months, so it’s been the entirety of the whole quarantine experience and everything that 2020 has brought us this year,” she said, “and it’s been a journey to say the least.”

Accola King said that she waited to share the news beyond her husband and close friends and family because she wanted to feel “comfortable and confident that I’m in a good place in pregnancy and that, you know, my baby’s okay and I’m okay as best as we can be.” “But I’m finally at that place right now, which feels really good,” she said.

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