Nina Dobrev is commenting on dating Ian Somerhalder.
The 36-year-old The Vampire Diaries actress, who plays Elena in the show, gave a rare quote about her 46-year-old co-star in a newly released book about the series, called I Was Feeling Epic: An Oral History of The Vampire Diaries.
In the book, Nina reflected on early audition days, and the chemistry read she did with actor Rob Mayes for the part of Damon, whom she was actually dating at the time.
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“There was a bunch of drama around that [audition] because I was dating Rob Mayes at the time, but they didn’t know that. We were trying to keep it really secret because we were afraid that if they found out, they wouldn’t cast one or both of us,” she admitted, per Us Weekly.
As we know, the role went to Ian instead.
“It got awkward because I did get cast but he didn’t, and then we subsequently broke up. Then, I ended up eventually, years later, dating the actual Damon,” she reflected.
The two began to date in 2010 and were together for three years, though they stayed a couple on-screen for longer. The two have also remained friendly years later.
Julie Plec, the creator of the series, also reflected on their on-screen and off-screen romance in the book.
“Nina had a boyfriend on the pilot. Ian had a girlfriend. Somewhere during season 1 they were both single and we were all like, ‘Oh dear’…you were getting this energy of how much people cared and how passionate they were, but when they were mixing up real life with the fake life is when you’re like, ‘Be careful with yourselves,’” she cautioned.
Find out what one co-star said about how they handled their breakup while still working together.
Source: justjared.com