June 11 is a big day for birthdays. Not only is Joshua Jackson one year older, The Vampire Diaries Claire Holt (Rebekah) is 24 today. To wish her a happy birthday, we’ve compiled 5 reasons we love the Australian actress.

1. Her awesome BFF
The Secret Circle might be over, but Claire’s friendship with Phoebe Tonkin endures.
2. She’s good at being a badass
Talk about a teenage nightmare! As Rebekah on TVD, Claire plays a mean girl who bites.
3. Claire loves her castmates
Though she only came to the show in Season 3, Claire has settled in well with her fellow actors on TVD. She even calls Joseph Morgan (Klaus) “sugar plum.” Aw!
4. She can dance!
Want proof? Kat Graham (Bonnie Bennett) says Claire has the best dance moves of all the other members of the TVD cast. That’s high praise!
5. Her rad accent
Anyone with an accent it automatically ten times cooler, and Claire has an awesome Aussie drawl.

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