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Stephen Lovekin for Tennis Channel
Warning: This post contains spoilers from season 2 of Amazon Prime’sThe Summer I Turned Pretty.
Years after fans ofThe Vampire Diariesdebated Team Stefan vs. Team Damon,The Summer I Turned Prettyhas given the fandom a fresh brother-on-brother face-off: Team Conrad or Team Jeremiah?
This latest fraternal fracas has been raging since the June 2022 debut of Amazon Prime’s adaptation ofJenny Han’sbestselling YA novels. The book and streaming series — which just wrapped itssecond seasonthis month — follows Isabel “Belly” Conklin (Lola Tung) as she navigates the competing attentions of dreamy brothers Conrad (Christopher Briney) and Jeremiah Fisher (Gavin Casalegno).
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Though he has plenty of experience with on-screen love triangles, Wesley was hilariously blunt in admitting he had never seenThe Summer I Turned Pretty, asking about Jeremiah and Conrad: “What is this, Bible teams?”
Earlier this week, PEOPLE caught up with the actor at the Tennis Channel’s 20th Anniversary celebration in New York City and gave him a second chance to weigh in.
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Before that, though, Wesley had to explain himself.
Somerhalder, 44, seemed just as confused as he chimed in, “What?”
Wesley explained, “I did a Q&A on my Close Friends list, and someone asked me if I was team — I forget the name — someone or someone.”
When reminded of the “Team Conrad vs. Team Jeremiah” divide, Wesley continued, “OK, perfect. I had no idea, and I was like, ‘What is it?’ I made a joke and I guess somehow that joke that I made went viral.”
Wesley confirmed to PEOPLE that even though he “actually had heard” ofThe Summer I Turned Prettybefore last week’s Instagram Q&A, he hasn’t had a chance to determine where his loyalty lies.
“I definitely don’t have a side yet,” he acknowledged. “I’ll try to figure that out.”
Even better, Somerhalder happily offered his services to help make the critically important choice, suggesting, “Let’s watch it together!”
And the actors, especially Somerhalder, should recognize a familiar face when they tune in — long before he was cast as Jeremiah, Casalegno portrayed a teenage version of Damon Salvatore in a 2015 episode ofThe Vampire Diaries.
“Oh yeah, he played young Damon! That kid has grown up now,” said Wesley of Casalegno, 23.
Somerhalder echoed, gobsmacked, “He’s got to be a grown dude now.”
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source: people.com
