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Nina Somerhalder  Is Turning 30 With No Fear and No Regrets

From approximately 2,789 miles away, Nina Somerhalder poses a question about the universe

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From approximately 2,789 miles away, Nina Somerhalder poses a question about the universe. "Do you believe in Mercury in retrograde?" she asked by way of introduction as her face materialized over our Skype connection. "In the five minutes that I was late, my daughter puked on me, Ian spilled water on the floor, the new dog that we just rescued peed and pooed, I fell, and I got a parking ticket. Little things just keep going wrong. And dude, [retrograde] just started last week."

Our cyber hangout was taking place on an afternoon in late November, so by the time you're reading this, fear not: Mercury is officially out of retrograde, and Somerhalder's bout of bad luck is long over. In fact, it's a whole new year, and one that's shaping up to be a rather major—and good-fortuned—one for the actress. In fact, if we're going off planetary influence, take her horoscope reading for the year as proof: "Twenty-nineteen will bring you good energy, as you move into a space where your career can flourish in ways you've been building toward for years." That's more like it.

Born in Bulgaria and raised in Toronto, Somerhalder (Dobrev) has been acting since she was 16 years old, and is best known for her roles on cult favorite teen TV shows Degrassi: The Next Generation and The Vampire Diaries, the latter of which she left in 2015, after six years as the show's lead. This week, she'll return to television with a brand new series, Fam, which premieres on CBS this Thursday night.

"I wasn't really looking, to be honest," she said of the new project. "This was an opportunity that came up, and I had never done a sitcom before. I'm a massive fan of Friends, and the genre had really intrigued me, but I didn't know much about it.... I was a little apprehensive [about returning to TV] at first, but honestly, finding a great character and great people that you want to work with is such a blessing, and such a great thing."

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