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Julie Plec, co-creator ofTheVampire Diaries, is opening up about a cancerous tumor she had and the importance of early detection.
“Well, I’ll tell you, it meant a lot two and a half years ago when I was first told,” Plec told PEOPLE of the award’s importance. “We were all ready for the event in March of 2020. And then just had to put a pin in it for a while. So I’ve had several years to really contemplate my meaning on this earth and my gratitude. I’m really honored.”
Also at the gala, Plec talked to PEOPLE about the success of her works new and old, specifically thePeacock original seriesVampire Academy, which premiered on Sept. 15.
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The series hit the streaming platform eight years after the 2014 film of the same name, and features Daniela Nieves, Sisi Stringer, and more, with Plec serving as series co-creator.
“We kind of wrote it still living in a post-traumatic bubble of having just watched Hillary Clinton lose the election,” she said. “And now all these years later, what we’re writing about is what is the purpose of journalism and press in this today’s time. What is journalism with and without bias? How do you get the truth out? How do you combat people who don’t want to believe the truth? And it’s not so much about, are you a Democrat, are you Republican? It’s like, are you willing to stand up for what’s true and what’s right? And that’s kind of where we want the world to head, I think. So we’re trying to celebrate that in the show.”
source: people.com
