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Ian Somerhalder of "Vampire Diaries" (TVD) is featured in People's Sexiest Man Alive 2013 in the magazine's "Cool Cats" section with his beloved cat Moke.

Somerhalder told PEOPLE that he rescued Moke, a ginger tabby cat in Hawaii, when he was there filming for the hit TV series "Lost." He played the character of Boone Carlyle who unfortunately, died sooner that fans wanted or expected him to.

"I rescued him on the "Lost" set in Hawaii and would walk him on a leash on the beach. People would stop and play with him. I got a lot of dates that way," said Somerhalder in the PEOPLE magazine issue featuring the People's Sexiest Man Alive 2013, singer Adam Levine of the band Maroon 5.

Check out a picture of Ian with Moke by clicking HERE and HERE.

In an interview with PEOPLE, Ian joked about being part of People's Sexiest Man Alive 2013 issue.

"What I thought was: a. I should not be in this category. The editors, you guys must have been drinking, but when I heard that I got to hang out with my kid, with my Moke, that was the kicker right there," said Somerhalder in a video of the PEOPLE interview.

Ian gushes over his cat, saying that his presence is calming.

"He's what I refer to as, he's my valium. The cat is valium. He sedates me," explained Ian in the interview with PEOPLE.

He also joked about how people say he's a cat guy, but he loves dogs too. In fact, he has six dogs living with him in his house. Ian also has another cat named Dennis whom he rescued in a dungeon in New York. Plus, he used to hang out with Nina Dobrev's cat Jama-Lynx when they were still a couple.

"I think we're over the limit for how many animals you can have per square foot. I think I have 2000 sq ft and I have 8 animals," Ian added in the interview with PEOPLE.

Ian also tweeted about him being featured on the People's Sexiest Man Alive 2013 issue.

So cool-me&my kid.Thank you @peoplemag for making Moke the sexiest Cat on the block!Check this video out! http://t.co/ZYqnegJrrq

— ian somerhalder (@iansomerhalder) November 22, 2013

Ian Somerhalder of "Vampire Diaries" wasn't the only one featured in the "Cool Cats" section of People's Sexiest Man Alive 2013 issue. Other feline loving men also made the cut including Norman Reedus who plays Daryl Dixon in the popular TV series "The Walking Dead" and Gilles Marini who played the character Dante in the "Sex and the City" film.

Check out People's Sexiest Man Alive 2013 "Who's the Hotter Man? Ian vs. Gilles"(Click HERE).

Check out People's Sexiest Man Alive 2013 "Sexy Men: Naughty or Nice?"(Click HERE).

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