Sookie's back... and she's got a new man! New mother Anna Paquin returns to True Blood set with shirtless British soap star

True Blood fans will be excited to see that Sookie is back in action.
Six months after giving birth to twins with co-star and husband Stephen Moyer, Anna Paquin has returned to work to shoot Season 6 on location in Los Angeles.
The 30-year-old actress was joined by British actor Robert Kazinsky, 29, on Tuesday who has been snapped up to play Sookie's new love interest.

First day back at work: Anna Paquin returned to the set of True Blood on Tuesday in Los Angeles to start filming the new season and was joined by British actor Robert Kazinsky, who plays her new love interest

TVLine reports Kazinsky has been recruited as a cast regular and will provide some fresh blood for Sookie, who has been caught in a love triangle between Bill (Moyer) and Eric (Alexander Skarsgard) for the past five seasons.
Kazinsky will play Ben, a fellow faerie to Sookie, who helps her and brother Jason (Ryan Kwanten) unravel the mystery surrounding their parents' murders.
His biggest role Stateside before True Blood was that of a doctor on Brothers & Sisters.

Pecs appeal: Robert, who rose to fame in the UK in British Soap Eastenders, was minus his shirt on set

Working mother: Paquin gave birth to twins six months ago with husband and co-star Stephen Moyer

But Kazinsky, 29, will be best known in the UK as Sean Slater from BBC soap EastEnders.
Kazinsky is no stranger to controversy, though, and was suspended from the British show for two months in March 2007 for bombarding a model with obscene text messages and photographs.
The actor was forced into a public apology at the time and eventually quit the show towards the end of 2008.
He is not the only new cast member for True Blood Season 6, though.

Lights camera action: Rutger Hauer, another new addition to the cast, was also on the set of the vampire drama series with season regular Ryan Kwanten who plays Jason Stackhouse

Dutch actor Rutger Haueris, best known for his iconic roles in Blade Runner and The Hitcher, is also joining the vampire show.
The show's producers have kept tight lipped about who - or what - his character is, revealing only that his name is Macklyn.

Macklyn is said to be closely connected to the show's main characters, siblings Sookie and Jason Stackhouse.
Fans have been excitedly discussing the arrival of the new cast member since Rutger was announced as having signed up to the show in November last year.