Ian Somerhalder Admits to Drinking at Age 4
Actor Ian Somerhalder revealed in an interview with Page Six that he first tasted alcohol at the age of four by stealing mint juleps from his family. Growing up in Louisiana, bourbon was a big part of the Southern culture and bonding experience. Somerhalder co-founded Brother's Bond Bourbon with his "Vampire Diaries" co-star Paul Wesley. He also confessed to doing "blood doping" as a young athlete in the early '90s, which is now illegal in competitive sports.