On Wednesday, fans got the news they’d been hoping for since it was announced that The CW was planning a “Vampire Diaries” spinoff. Claire Holt has signed on to be a lead cast member on “The Originals.”

Holt, who plays fan favorite Rebekah Mikaelson, will be joining her onscreen brothers Klaus (Joseph Morgan) and Elijah (Daniel Gillies) when they make the move from Mystic Falls to New Orleans if the network decides to order it to series. For now, the pilot is set to air as part of the April 25 episode of “The Vampire Diaries.”

“The Originals” will center on the Original family of vampires that first appeared during “Vampire Diaries” second season. Holt joined the show as a recurring guest star in the third season. In the pilot, Klaus will return to his old stomping grounds in the French Quarter and reunite with his former protégé Marcel (Charles Michael Davis).

Elijah will follow to try and keep his self-destructive brother on the path to redemption. There’s no word yet on what leads Rebekah to New Orleans, but we assume she’ll be helping her family in some way.

Other previously announced cast members include Phoebe Tonkin, who will resume her role as the werewolf Hayley, Daniella Pineda, who will play a witch named Sophie, Danielle Campbell, who will play a witch named Davina and Leah Pipes, who will tackle the only human lead role, student Camille.

“The Vampire Diaries” airs Thursdays at 7 p.m. CST on The CW. “The Originals” will air on April 25.

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The Vampire Diaries’ Rebekah is one vampire you don’t want to mess with, and Claire Holt knows the feeling. Now that her character is canoodling with Stefan (Paul Wesley), she tells Entertainment Tonight that she’s a little worried about the fans’ reactions.

“Listen, I love working with Paul Wesley. He’s such a fine actor and such a fine human, so any time our characters get to interact, I’m happy,” says Claire. “I’m always a little scared of the Stelena shippers, but I think it’s fun. I always enjoyed the Ripper Stefan and I loved the dynamic they had in the 1920′s episode. I think it brings out good things in both Stefan and Rebekah.”

It has been nice to see a different side of mean-girl Bex, and Claire points out that the vamp’s personality makes her conflicted when it comes to the cure. “That provides a huge amount of inner turmoil for her because she loves parts of being a vampire — the power, being able to control situations — but she also wants to be a real girl and to have those experiences of going to a dance and being loved by a boy.”

And while she likes the idea of Rebekah and Stefan or Rebekah and Matt (Zach Roerig), Claire’s not all that picky when it comes to who the Original sister makes out with. “I’m a Rebekah anyone shipper. I’ll hook up with anyone in Mystic Falls, because, I don’t know if you’ve seen those guys, but they’re pretty gorgeous.”

Yeah, you really can’t go wrong with any of the men in Mystic Falls.

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I have added photos of Claire at the BAFTAs on January 12 of last year to the gallery.

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- January 12: BAFTA 2013 Awards Season Tea Party

I have added some photos of Claire at Cirque Du Soleil on November 30 of last year.

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- November 30: Cirque Du Soleil

I have added some beautiful photos of Claire at Teen Vogue Young Hollywood Party on September 27 of last year.

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- September 27: Teen Vogue Young Hollywood Party

Just like Katherine Pierce, Rebekah Mikaelson (Claire Holt) can do do no wrong. There, we said it. Even when she’s causing devastating car crashes, destroying her brother’s doppelganger blood bags, chaining a shirtless Damon up to her wall (THANKS, GIRL!) and gleefully hazing Elena Gilbert, we still yearn for her sassy phrases (“Bite your tongue.”) and queen bee antics.

Well, it seems as though our wishes have been answered because, when The Vampire Diaries Season 4 returns with all new episodes on Thursday, January 17th, Rebekah will make a triumphant return to the show after her loyal sidekick, April Young, removes the dagger — that Stefan originally inserted — from Bex’s heart. And, in celebration of this drama-filled event, we interviewed Claire Holt to get the scoop on whats next for her volatile character and to find out what big plans Bex has in store for the poor souls of Mystic Falls!

Alloy Entertainment: Rebekah is back! What’s she going to be like now that she’s undaggered?
Claire Holt: Rebekah is going to come back with a vengeance! She’s going to be angry and looking to take some people down. I think that every time she’s burned, she gets a little more stone cold and she definitely wants to enact revenge on — in particular — Stefan, Elena, and Caroline, who she questions at the high school [in "After School Special"]. It was a really fun episode to shoot. There’s a lot of torture and manipulation going on — it’s going to be a big [episode] for sure!

Alloy Entertainment: What about Klaus? He’s the one who orchestrated Rebekah’s daggering. Will she be making him a prime target as well?
Claire Holt: Rebekah, in this specific episode, is going to focus on retrieving answers from Stefan, Elena and Caroline. She’s going to question them about [the hunter] tattoo, the cure, and definitely Elena’s relationships — and she really wants to find out what they know about it.

Alloy Entertainment: There have been rumors floating around that Rebekah and Stefan might grow closer throughout the season. Does their relationship shift at any point and how so?
Claire Holt: I think that’s a spoiler and I can’t really give away too much. [Laughs.] However, I think that the dynamic between them will definitely change – at least after all the torturing. In ["After School Special"], Rebekah questions Elena and Stefan’s relationship and this will bring some uncomfortable truths to light.

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The Vampire Diaries fourth, and possibly most controversial, season is well underway and the reveals and surprises are coming thick and fast. Klaus lives. Elena’s a vampire, the Council is no more and a new and sinister threat in the form of a vampire hunter has made life in Mystic Falls more complicated for everyone. This week we spoke to Claire Holt about bad girl Rebekah, her split with Klaus, what it’s been like to have H20: Just Add Water cast mate Phoebe Tonkin (The Secret Circle) on set and the ‘big game changer’ coming that will alter the course of both the season, and series, forever.

Screen Spy: Klaus didn’t die at the end of season 3. Were you relieved by the writers’ decision to keep Klaus, and Joseph Morgan, around?

Claire Holt:  Absolutely! He’s one of my dearest friends in real life. I think he’s so talented and we have such great chemistry. I just love working with him. I didn’t think there would be a be a chance they wouldn’t keep him around. He’s just too talented to stick around in that box for too long!

Screen Spy: Klaus chose to save Caroline over Rebekah in the season premiere. She’s been essentially disowned by her brother. How is this going to affect their relationship with each other going forward this season?

Claire Holt: Rebekah’s always been there for her brother. Going back to that scene in the premiere she tells him “It’s always been me. Not Elijah. Not Kol. Not Finn. Me.” So she felt incredibly betrayed by him and it’s definitely going to impact their relationship throughout the season. She’s so stubborn and as much as she wants to be a family unit, and she loves her brother, she’s also furious at him for betraying her again. I think it creates a really interesting dynamic for the two of them. As much as I love when Klaus and Rebekah are a team it’s also really great to have those scenes where they’re in conflict as well. So I can tell you, it will definitely play a big role this season.

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This made me squeee, my two favourite girls Claire and Kelly, together!

Stars— they’re just like us!

Yeah, except that when they are a huge fan of a show, they are given a tour of the set by said show’s executive producers and gets to hang out with the cast. This is exactly what Kelly Clarkson got to do today with the CW”s Vampire Diaries!

The American Idol winner was invited to visit the show’s Atlanta set by executive creator Julie Plec, where she got to rub elbows with Mystic Falls’ finest!

Vampire Diaries star Claire Holt, who plays vampire Rebekah, snapped a picture with Clarkson, which she posted on her Twitter account. “Special visitor on set today, ” she wrote. “So great to meet you @kelly_Clarkson .”

So how did Clarkson wind up on set? Plec got to meet Clarkson after her show at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles last week and learned that the singer is a fan of the show.  “And….as the capper to the night I just met @kelly_clarkson who it turns out is #TVDFamily,” Plec tweeted at the time. “Gonna give her a set tour next week.”

Nice to see she keeps her promises!

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“The Vampire Diaries”: Episode 4 will flash back to the 1100s, where we’ll meet Alexander — a vampire hunter with a very, very mean streak. Unfortunately, when he meets Rebekah, he’s unaware that she is one of the very creatures he’s hunting… and, naturally, he’s quite taken with her.

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