On January 9, 2023, Ian Somerhalder and Nikki Reed announced that they are expecting their second child. "All I've ever wanted from the time I was a young boy was to have a big family," Somerhalder captioned his Instagram post. "Thank you Nik for giving me that gift. ROUND TWO HERE WE GO!!!!!" The accompanying photo showed Reed holding daughter Bodhi Soleil with one arm while her other hand cradled her baby bump.

Reed shared the same photo with the comment, "Years of dreaming, manifesting and praying over this very moment. So much love. What a gift." Reed also thanked fans for understanding and honoring her boundaries on social media "especially when it comes to children." She did add though that "some things are too good not to share." She and Somerhalder both asked fans for positivity and kindness, with Somerhalder adding, "The social space can be a strange one, but we can also make it a great one."

They both know that strangeness from experience. In a 2017 episode of "Dr. Berlin's Informed Pregnancy Podcast," via USA Today, the couple joked that they started their family when Somerhalder "threw out" Reed's birth control pills. The joke caused extreme concern from fans over reproductive coercion, forcing the couple into damage control on Twitter. They explained in a statement, "We are two happily married people who chose TOGETHER to have a baby. The end." No wonder they keep their private life private.

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