'The Vampire Diaries' End Date Depends On Paul Wesley & Ian Somerhalder

Paul Wesley walks and talks with girlfriend Phoebe Tonkin while taking a walk on Friday (March 25) in New York City.

The two actors were headed to a meeting after Paul, 33, was seen out solo the night before.

Speaking with E!, Julie Plec admitted that The Vampire Diaries would go on as long as Paul and on-screen brother Ian Somerhalder were in.

“I finally realized that my destiny on this show, creatively, is tied in to Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley. And I mean that in a really good way. As long as those boys who I now consider my friends want to keep telling the story, then I won’t walk away from telling the story,” she said.

Julie added, “I basically committed to Ian and Paul that when they’re ready to be done, I’ll be done. They could be ready very soon, or they could really want to stick it out. Right now, that’s up to them. I’m with them as long as I feel like I can keep telling stories for them.”

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