Ian Somerhalder dating Nikki Reed might not be good for "Vampire Diaries" as ex Nina Dobrev reportedly feels awkward about the relationship. The "Twilight" star, meanwhile, confessed that she's obsessed about animals.

According to Hollywood Take, the split between the 35-year-old actor and his 25-year-old co-star appeared to be amicable and the two were intent on keeping the frienship, but their new relationship is getting strained by the day.

"Somerhalder and Reed's relationship has been getting more serious by the day, and it's become an awkward situation on the Vampire Diaries set, according to insiders," the Hollywood Take said.

"First, Dobrev has to see her ex-boyfriend on set constantly. And second, Dobrev and Reed are friends are run in the same circles," the gossip site added.

Meanwhile, Ian Somerhalder dating Nikki Reed also means that he would be adopting her pets as the 26-year-old confessed to being "animal obsessed."

Nikkie Reed talked to People magazine during the Parker launch of a new shopping app where she said that she's no her way to pick her new baby rat.

"I'm animal obsessed! I basically have a farm in my house," she said. "I do feel like by buying rats from a pet store, you are saving them because if not, they would get fed to a snake or something."

To date, the actress said that she owns "two horses, my two German shepherds, my mom's dog, and then I sort of adopted another three dogs."

"Animals are my life. My mom and I built a guest house on my property so that my mom could help me fostering animals. I do multiple fosters a month. Sometimes I get a litter of nine puppies and put them in a nursery I created. And in the backyard, I also have an outdoor setup that's actually enclosed so the hawks can't get to it," she explained.