Oops. Not the end of Vampire Diaries. Somerhalder retracts.

Totes awks.

Ian Somerhalder, who plays Damon Salvatore on The Vampire Diaries, recently made comments at WalkerStalkerCon that Season 8 would be the show’s last.

“We have decided to do one last season to really do the story justice,” he said at the time.

But now on Twitter he retracted those remarks:

“Hey all, so… Last weekend I talked to an audience at a Q&A about the end of #TVD and how excited I was to make what I believe – my last year – be as great as possible. Somehow in my infinite wisdom and end-of-season foggy brain, I managed to make it sound like the show was coming to an end. Cut-to the press running stories that the show would be done after Season 8. Thing is, the people who actually make that decision (the CW and WB) haven’t made it yet! So let’s take things one step at a time: Season 7 wrap, vacation, lots of sleep, let the writers get started on Season 8, and then we’ll all see where we go from there. Until then, much love 😉
Love,
Ian”

Female lead Kat Graham (Bonnie Bennett) had announced that season eight would be her last and that producers planned to “blow [the series] out.”

There is speculation Somerhalder’s original remarks may be leaving the show.

Source: Hollywood Reporter