Paul Wesley may be part of the cast of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds now but, for many people, he'll forever and always be known as Stefan Salvatore from The Vampire Diaries. He portrayed the fan-favorite bloodsucker and one-half of “Stelena” on the CW supernatural drama for the show’s entire eight-season run. The series ended with Stefan’s sacrifice, and some were in their feelings at the time due to how popular Wesley was. Interestingly though, there was actually a time earlier in the show's run during which the star thought he was going to get fired.
While appearing on Michael Rosenbaum’s podcast, Inside of You, the 41-year-old got real about working on the first few seasons of the long-running young adult drama. Paul Wesley explained that he really put in effort during those early years. And that's definitely appropriate, considering his character, Stefan, has a very by-the-book personality. Even so, he still had concerns about his job security at that point in time, and the uneasiness stemmed from a brutally honest conversation the show's head honchos had with the cast earlier on:
