The Vampire Diaries' Ian Somerhalder is coming to the Philippines for an endorsement deal with Filipino clothing brand Penshoppe. Ian Somerhalder, who plays vampire Damon Salvatore in the said hit US TV series announced the good news on his official Twitter account, Thursday, May 17.
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| Ian Somerhalder for Penshoppe "ALL STARS" |
In his official Twitter account on Thursday, Ian Somerhalder said: “See you soon PHILIPPINES! ;) Let’s rock this #PENSHOPPEAllStars.”
See you soon PHILIPPINES! ;) Let’s rock this #PENSHOPPEAllStars
— ian somerhalder (@iansomerhalder) May 17, 2012
The news was confirmed by PR Asia Worldwide's lead publicist, Joyce A. Ramirez saying that Ian Somerhalder is now en route to Manila.
Ian Somerhalder will be part of Penshoppe's "All Stars" campaign which includes famous international endorsers like Ed Westwick of Gossip Girl, Zac Efron and Thai heartthrob Mario Maurer.
In an official statement, Ian is said to be staying in the Philippines for one week doing photo shoots and press conference. He will also visit a flagship Penshoppe store in the metro.
“Penshoppe is very excited to work with Ian and our team is doing everything to make this a truly memorable visit for him. He will be staying in the Philippines for a week to shoot his campaign at an environmental-friendly resort as well as participate in a press conference to be held in Manila,” Said Joyce Ramirez.
This is Ian Somerhalder’s first trip to the Philippines and his Filipino fans, especially the avid viewers of The Vampire Diaries will be much delighted to see this hunky actor.
Aside from Ian, Hollywood actor Zac Efron is also reported to be flying to Manila for the campaign, although this is not yet confirmed by Penshoppe.
