Ian Somerhalder: Sexiest Beast!

Ian Somerhalder‘s Vampire Diaries character, Damon Salvatore, has been voted the ultimate sexy beast by EW readers.

The 31-year-old actor beat out juggernaut Robert Pattinson‘s character, Edward Cullen, by just under 4000 votes – over 1.5 million votes were tallied in all!

“It makes you realize how much fun the fans are having,” Ian told EW. “They’re making the success of the show happen.”

Ian did admit that he didn’t even get to vote in the competition: “We were shooting flashback stuff, and I always have this fear that if I bring my cell phone or computer, then it’s going to throw me off!” he said.