Vampire diaries
hunky taylor kinney’s stealing the hearts of vampire diaries (2009-current) fans as sexy werewolf mason lockwood. while mason prefers to stay indoors to keep his wolf side at bay, 33-year-old taylor’s far more of an outdoorsman.
taylor’s more brawny than brainy. in 2001, he enrolled at west virginia university to study business management, only to drop out that same year, move to hawaii and take up carpentry. hawaii’s also where he learnt to surf, which he still does these days to keep his physique in top shape. taylor, who also headlines action series chicago fire (2012-current) as kelly severide, had his own close call with fire in 2001. while staying with friends in a wooden cottage, the place caught fire due to an electrical short. taylor grabbed his record player and phone charger as he rushed out to safety. he’s not all good though. in 2002, taylor showed the world his badboy side when he was arrested for public intoxication and swearing at the police. his “better half” is eccentric popstar lady gaga, whom taylor proposed to on valentine’s day this year. they met in 2011 when taylor appeared in gaga’s music video for you and i. unlike his character mason, taylor’s a lover of all things outdoors. he’s even managed to get gaga to join him on hiking trips, but he adds that her fashion sense gets in the way of things. “i’m often giving her flak, saying she can’t wear her heels when we’re hiking!” taylor admits that he can’t sit still for long. his latest hobby is painting and gaga has joined him in his pastime. he hasn’t owned a car for the past 10 years, preferring to get around town on one of his many motorbikes. his first big crush was on married… with children (1987-1997) character peggy bundy (played by katey sagal). “i thought she was beautiful.” seems he likes his women on the unusual side…