The Vampire Diaries which first aired in CW in 2009, saw Ian Somerhalder, Nina Dobrev, and Paul Wesley become Hollywood’s hottest stars over 8 seasons. The series which followed Dobrev’s character who is involved in a love triangle between two vampire brothers, became a massive hit with young adults everywhere.
The show also sparked a real-life romance between Somerhalder and Dobrev which lasted between 2010 and 2013, before both stars called it quits. They continued to maintain a professional relationship through the filming of the series. Fans though, who were very invested in their love story, are still manifesting that the former couple will get back together by any means possible.
The Short But Sweet Timeline Of Ian Somerhalder and Nina Dobrev’s Relationship
Ian Somerhalder and Nina Dobrev were first cast together in the CW hit series The Vampire Diaries in 2009. Along with Paul Wesley who completed this supernatural love triangle, the 3 stars became everyone’s favorite celebrities for their stunning looks and personality. As it turned out, love blossomed in real life too for Somerhalder and Dobrev.
According to a report on their relationship timeline in US Weekly, The Anomaly actor and the Love Hard star first got together a year after co-starring on the sets of the show, when they were spotted in public in 2010. Soon, the couple became the talk of the town with their various appearances in which they openly displayed their affection for each other.
Interestingly, in an interview with Seventeen in 2012, Dobrev confessed that taking a professional relationship and making it personal was never on her agenda at any point of time, and was something that she had always been wary of getting into.
I didn’t want to be dating one of my costars — my goal on the show was to be professional. But sometimes you can’t help who you have a connection with, and you can only fight it for so long — which I did for a really, really long time.
But this fairytale was not to be for both actors. In 2013, after 3 years of dating, the two co-stars officially called it quits, but continued to work together for all the remaining seasons of The Vampire Diaries.
A representative told US Weekly that both celebrities were thorough professionals and were very keen on not letting their work or their friendship suffer because of this split. The actors have since moved on, with Somerhalder marrying Nikki Reed in 2015, and Dobrev dating Shaun White for the past 4 years.
Fans Are Still Obsessed With The Love Story Of The Vampire Diaries Stars
Sometimes when two celebrities fall in love and share their story with the whole world, their fans are equally invested in their relationship and how it develops over the years. This was the same with Ian Somerhalder and Nina Dobrev, the two stars of the supernatural teen drama The Vampire Diaries, who became a couple on set.
When The Out-Laws star and the Lost actor eventually broke up after 3 years, their ardent fans who had followed their every move, felt devastated like it was their own personal loss. This was also because the pair had been seen very often in public displaying their love for each other on numerous occasions.
But some viewers still seem to be manifesting this love story to happen once more in the future. An Instagram reel which featured an old video of both stars at an awards ceremony being completely adorable and comfortable with each other after they had broken up, has made fans long for them to get back together. One fan in the comment section said,
Hoping them to get married in another universe.
Another Instagrammer imagined a whole new world where both Somerhalder and Dobrev were living a dream life together.
In another life, they are still together and already married with kids and the world is a happier place. Love of the life.. but probably not the love of her life.
But as everyone knows, these desires from fans will continue to remain unrealized dreams, with both actors having moved on to other steady relationships.
All 8 seasons of The Vampire Diaries can be streamed on Max.
