Hey guys, I'm Molly Argu, here sitting on the Young Hollywood couch with Michael Malarkey, aka Enzo, of course from The Vampire Diaries. Welcome back.

Hello. Thank you very much, to be back.

Thanks for being here. Last time in your interview, you were wearing this lower cut shirt with some chest hair, and I have to say I may or may not be a little upset you didn't keep that. You're so stylish and put together. I think it's a British thing, because you're a dual citizen, right? American and British.

I am. I am. Yes, my mother was born and raised in England. And, um, so by default I got a British citizenship as well.

Oh, nice. I love it. Well, and as far as fashion goes, I saw this picture of you, you're wearing an all white getup with these pink flower decals all over it. Not many guys can pull off pink flower decals.

Did I?

And you pulled it off.

I did. Okay.

It looks so good.

Um, Yeah, I mean, that wasn't obviously something I ran to the shop and got, but, um, you know, I was, when you do a shoot, obviously they kind of pull out random things and they were a little nervous with the garish material that they pulled that I I wouldn't, I I would have vetoed it, but I was like, yeah, screw it. Just put me in whatever, let's give it a go.

Sometimes it's good to be outside of your comfort zone. I love it. It's a crazy industry and you have to have a thick skin and Yeah, it's true. It's a in the entertainment industry when especially when you're starting, you really have to have that thick skin and like you said, it's probably something you learn as you go along.

Well, you have to deal with it's not really rejection, but not getting the job, you know, which which kind of is a form of rejection, but you have to learn to just kind of like do auditions and forget about them. Yeah. And, you know, not really obsess about, oh god, but I really want that one. You just have to go, you know what? This is a great role. I'm going to do my best and just, you know, to the gods after that.

Yeah. Well, let the stars align and you're with Vampire Diaries. That that doesn't suck.

No, it's been it's been a great ride. I mean it's it's crazy. We're moving into the final season. It's been a it's been a good run.

Absolutely. And we have to talk about it because the final season is here. How has it been to be a part of a show that has had such a massive fanbase?

It's been insane. Yeah. Nothing could have prepared me for this kind of fandom. Right. You know. I mean, I came from a humble theater background in London. And, uh, you know, there's

Maybe we should talk with British accents for the rest of the segment. Celebrate. That'll be nice. Like it like a six. Is it? Is it? Five and a half.

Oh, okay. Exactly. Um, Yeah, literally nothing could prepare me for for that kind of onslaught. At the same time, it's it's an incredible thing. I mean, our show has one of the the biggest international reaches of a network TV show. And it's been a really phenomenal way for me to use the platform to get my music out there, which is something that I'm also actively pursuing. I've been a musician since before I was even an actor, and, um, yeah, it's been it's been crazy. It's it's it's a pretty insane behemoth of a show and fanbase, you know.

Yeah. Absolutely. So you can act, you're fashionable, and you can sing. All guys must hate you.

I can't really dance though. Okay. I mean, give me a few, uh, bevies and I will hit the dance floor. But, uh, I look kind of like Mr. Bean.

I love it. I love it. Well, talking about your music because I was reading that obviously before acting you, like you said, you were into music and you were a part of a screamo, heavy metal, punk rock band. I can't quite picture that. Did you get the headbang down? Did you not do the headbang?

Oh, hell yeah. Hell yeah. I would literally

You teach me how to do the headbang.

Well, I had hair down to here.

No way.

And it was longer than yours. I had a goatee. And hair is a necessity for a headbang really. I mean, it's literally you know.

Should we try? Hang on, wait. No, you're going to hear a spray. No.

Yeah, I wouldn't. Yeah, I would get it. You you have to really let it go. You have to literally flail your neck.

Yeah, there you go. You got it. Is that good? Perfect. Okay. Do I need hairspray?

Nope. You're good.

Yeah, and so everything's kind of come full circle for you now. Started with music. Do you have a hint or a little tease of maybe the first single?

It's got a moody folk indie vibe, kind of Nick Cave trapped in a 60s pop world. That's all I'll say.

Mic drop. Check it out. Mic drop.