Keeping love alive! The Vampires Diaries, which aired from 2009 to 2017, focused on the inhabitants in the fictional town of Mystic Falls, Virginia. Fans quickly found themselves invested not only in the romantic relationships explored on the show, but also the ones in real life.
Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder, who portrayed Elena Gilbert and Damon Salvatore, respectively, sparked a romance in 2010 and continued to date for three years. One year after their split, Somerhalder moved on with Nikki Reed, but there were no hard feelings between the exes.
In January 2019, Dobrev admitted that she didn’t find it “weird” that she was friends with Somerhalder and Reed despite her history with the Smallville alum.
“I don’t think that’s weird at all,” the Flatliners star responded during an appearance on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen at the time. “I think that’s great. Why can’t everyone be friends?”
Dobrev, for her part, found love with Shaun White in 2020. One year later, the athlete opened up about watching his girlfriend in her memorable role on the CW series.
“As we were getting to know each other, I was like, ‘Oh, I should check this show out,'” the X Games gold medalist exclusively told Us Weekly in June 2021. “There’s a lot of episodes. Not that I was mad about it, but I didn’t realize, like, how deep I was going to go. Because seasons now are, like, oh, 10 episodes. These are, like, 23 episodes a season. And I was in it!”
Although White was committed to exploring Dobrev’s past filmography, he admitted that he had no idea about the spinoffs that came from the sci-fi series, including the Originals and Legacies.
“So that’s why that keeps popping up on my suggested [shows],” he joked about the first spinoff show. “Who is The Originals? Who are these copycats?”
At the time, White also revealed how the couple managed to celebrate their anniversary during the coronavirus pandemic.
“I wanted to recreate our first date, but everything was closed,” he detailed. “I managed to sweet talk the owner of the place to open up for us. It was actually pretty fun to have a place all to ourselves.”
As for Dobrev’s former costar, Somerhalder tied the knot with Reed in 2015. The Twilight actress later shared her secret to making their marriage work, which included being invested in each other’s goals.
“I’ve always had many things that I feel incredibly passionate about, as does Ian,” the Thirteen star told Us in 2019. “We’re both really passionate people and we both have a lot going on all the time, so I think that being supportive of the other person’s dreams and aspirations and passions is important and it’s something that we practice.”
Two years later, the Lost alum weighed in on the key to having a successful relationship.
“Communication, taking time for yourself, for yourselves together,” he said on SiriusXM’s Radio Andy in February 2021. “She’s the first one that says, ‘Go, go on a bike ride, go socially distance walk with your buddies, go have a bourbon at the bar,’ you know, like, just go.”
Keep scrolling to learn more about the Vampire Diaries cast and their love lives:
Dobrev and Somerhalder took their onscreen romance into the real world and dated for three years before splitting in 2013. The Degrassi alum was later linked to actor Austin Stowell from 2015 to 2016. She briefly dated Scream Queens alum Glen Powell in 2017. Dobrev began dating snowboarder Shaun White in February 2020. Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP/Shutterstock
Wesley was married to Torrey DeVitto from 2011 to 2013. The Tell Me a Story actor later dated Phoebe Tonkin on and off for four years before they split in October 2017. He quietly married Ines de Ramon in 2019. John Salangsang/Shutterstock
Somerhalder met Maggie Grace on the set of Lost in 2004 and they dated for three years. The V Wars alum dated Dobrev from 2010 to 2013. Somerhalder married Reed in 2015 and the couple welcomed their daughter, Bodhi Soleil, two years later. MediaPunch/Shutterstock
Accola was previously linked to her former Vampire Diaries costars Zach Roerig and Steven R. McQueen. After Dobrev introduced her to Joe King at a 2012 Super Bowl event, the duo started dating and became engaged the following year. They tied the knot in October 2014. King and Accola welcomed daughter Florence in 2016 and daughter Josephine in December 2020. Stewart Cook/Shutterstock
Graham started dating Cottrell Guidry in 2008. They got engaged in October 2012, but ended their relationship two years later. The singer became Instagram official with boyfriend Darren Genet, a cinematographer from The Vampire Diaries, in February 2020, after three years together. Us confirmed in May 2022 that the duo got engaged while on vacation one month prior. Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock
Roerig was previously linked to Accola while working on the CW series. He made headlines in 2013 when he sought sole custody of his daughter, Fiona, who was born in 2011, after his ex Alanna Turner was incarcerated for multiple crimes. He was later granted full custody. Roerig briefly dated Nathalie Kelley after they met on the set of The Vampire Diaries in 2016. Mediapunch/Shutterstock
The Roswell, New Mexico actor dated Jenna Ushkowitz from 2011 to 2014. He started dating Bregje Heinen in January 2020. Mediapunch/Shutterstock
Morgan met Persia White on the set of The Vampire Diaries and they started dating in 2011. The twosome got engaged in 2014 and tied the knot in Jamaica later that year. Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock
Malarkey married Nadine Lewington in 2009. They share son Marlon (born in 2014) and son Hugo (born in 2019). Evan Agostini/Invision/AP/Shutterstock
The Chicago Fire alum was previously linked to Chelsea Kane, Candice Accola, Hillary Harley, and Dylan Penn. McQueen announced in January 2018 that he was engaged to Alexandra Silva. The duo called off their engagement four months later. MediaPunch/Shutterstock
The Legally Blonde actor was married to Leelee Sobieski from 2008 to 2009. Davis later tied the knot with actress Kiley Casciano in 2018 and their daughter, Ripley, was born two years later. Patrick Lewis/Starpix/Shutterstock
The actress was previously linked to Ed Westwick, Chris Zylka and Xavier Samuel. The Secret Circle star started dating Wesley in 2013. The couple dated on and off for four years before calling it quits in October 2017. Tonkin made her relationship with Alex Greenwald Instagram official in June 2020. Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP/Shutterstock
In July 2015, Holt got engaged to longtime boyfriend Matthew Kaplan. The twosome got married one year later, but in April 2017, they called it quits. Later that year, the Pretty Little Liars alum announced that she was engaged to real estate executive Andrew Joblon. Holt and Joblon tied the knot in August 2018, five months after the actress revealed on social media that she suffered a miscarriage. The pair welcomed son James in 2019 and daughter Elle in 2020. Invision/AP/Shutterstock
Gillies married Rachael Leigh Cook in 2004. They welcomed their daughter, Charlotte, in 2013 and their son, Theodore, in 2015. In June 2019, the duo announced their separation and the Originals alum filed for divorce one year later. Their divorce was finalized in March 2021. The Saving Hope actor went Instagram official with Julia Misaki in February 2021. Brian To/Shutterstock
After meeting on the set of Supergirl in 2017, Wood started dating his costar Melissa Benoist. The duo got engaged two years later and tied the knot in 2019. Wood and Benoist welcomed a son in September 2020. John Photography/Shutterstock
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