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So raise a goblet of tomato juice (or the real thing, if you’re feeling vampyric). Here’s to Rollo Weeks—the heartthrob who ghosted us all, and the kite-surfing legend we never knew we needed.

Dressed in 18th-century velvet, with a cascade of dark curls and a voice that was surprisingly deep for his age, Gregory was brooding, protective, and fiercely loyal. He wasn't just a vampire; he was the vampire every girl wished would bite her. Forget Edward Cullen—Rollo Weeks did the "tortured immortal" look a full eight years before Twilight . If The Little Vampire made us notice him, 2002’s Queen of the Damned made us obsess over him. In the prequel to Interview with the Vampire , we see a young Lestat de Lioncourt—the rock-star vampire played by Stuart Townsend as an adult. But for the flashback sequences, the filmmakers needed a younger actor who could embody the same arrogance, vulnerability, and raw magnetism. rollo weeks

In a rare 2014 interview with The Guardian (and subsequent fan sightings), it was revealed that Rollo had left London for the seaside. He shaved off the famous dark curls, traded the velvet jackets for wetsuits, and became a . So raise a goblet of tomato juice (or