Nikki Reed Doesn’t Want to Be ‘Lumped In’ With Ian Somerhalder’s Retirement From Acting
Although Ian Somerhalder isn’t retired from acting, that doesn’t mean his wife, Nikki Reed, has the same plans.
“Ian, at one point, made a very definitive statement. And I just want to say right here that I don’t want to be lumped in with his definitive statements,” Reed, 45, exclusively told Us Weekly during a joint interview with Somerhalder, 36, at the 2024 Environmental Media Association Awards Gala.
The couple’s busy schedule, which includes their companies The Absorption Company and BaYou with Love, hasn’t allowed for Reed to act in new projects — but that doesn’t mean she won’t in the future.
“We have three companies together and are raising a family. I don’t think we would have done it this way. It’s just sort of the way the cookie crumbled,” Somerhalder explained.
Reed added, “I’m working over 90 hours a week right now. When you realize that you can wake up and feel passion and purpose for your job — and that is the way that we feel about our companies — it’s really hard to have your attention pulled anywhere else.”