- Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder, co-stars in The Vampire Diaries, were a real-life couple.
- Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder first met on the set of The Vampire Diaries in 2008.
- Nina and Ian began making public appearances
Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder, co-stars in The Vampire Diaries, were a real-life couple. Many of their fans, however, are still curious about how the ex-couple met and how their love blossomed between them. Furthermore, many people are still unsure whether Nina Dobrev is currently dating Ian.
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Nina Dobrev is dating Ian Somerhalder
Whom she met on the set of The Vampire Diaries in early 2009.
Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder first met on the set of The Vampire Diaries in 2008.
Despite the fact that they had both been prominent figures in the entertainment industry for a long time,
they had never met before being cast in The CW series.
Somerhalder played one of the Salvatore brothers,
while the Canadian actress played both Elena Gilbert and vampire Katherine Pierce.
They went out together for the first time in May 2009.
Dobrev and Somerhalder quickly became friends after their first meeting.
Just months later, the couple was spotted together for the first time outside of the set.
They attended The CW’s Upfront party at the Gramercy Park Hotel in New York on May 21, 2009.
They hadn’t started dating by that point.
Nina also revealed to Teen Vogue that she had never dated any of her co-stars.
Nina and Ian Were Caught Kissing At LAX Airport In March 2010
Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder became a couple after
they were photographed kissing at LAX Airport in early March 2010.
Nina later revealed that the couple had anticipated hearing rumors about their relationship following the incident.
They attended an NBA game at the Staples Center in May 2010.
Nina and Ian began making public appearances without their The Vampire Diaries co-stars by May 2010.
On May 27, 2010, the alleged lovebirds attended a basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Phoenix Suns at the Staples Center.
Following the match, their fans were convinced they were a couple.
An eyewitness later told Us Weekly that Dobrev and Somerhalder “looked flirty” while watching the game together.
Their Friend Confirmed They Were Dating in June 2010
Nina and Ian made an appearance at the Monte Carlo Television Festival at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco,
weeks after they watched a basketball game together.
The Anomaly actor wrapped his arm around Dobrev there.
A close friend of the couple told Us Weekly after the event that they were “the real deal.”
Ian Discussed His Girlfriend in the Media in April 2011.
On April 30, 2011, Nina Dobrev and her boyfriend Ian attended the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner in Washington, D.C.
The newlyweds also posed for a photo together there.
Somerhalder spoke with Us Weekly about his girlfriend at the party. He stated:
“Her desire to experience and appreciate everything around her, as well as laugh and enjoy it, is admirable.”
In May 2011, they traveled to Paris.
The lovebirds were spotted in Europe just one week after celebrating the renewal
of their series The Vampire Diaries at the CW Upfronts.
The actors had a good time in Paris with their mothers.
They went to Saint German de Pres. Later, Somerhalder posted on Twitter,
“Thank you for the warm welcome.” It’s truly incredible.”
January 2012: Traveled from Los Angeles to the Vampire Diaries set in Georgia.
Nina Dobrev won a People’s Choice Award in Los Angeles on January 11, 2012.
Somerhalder was also present when she accepted the award.
Following the show, she and her boyfriend returned to the set of their series in Georgia.
May 2012: Photographed While Strolling Around New York City
Dobrev and her beau were spotted holding hands while walking through NYC’s Soho neighborhood on May 14, 2012.
In May of 2012, I took a vacation to Paris.
Nina and Ian took a vacation to Paris in 2011, but this time their mothers were not with them.
They were instead accompanied by their Vampire Diaries crews.
There, the couple and their friends celebrated the birthday of executive producer Julie Plec.
Nina went shopping at Louis Vuitton by herself the other day.
December 2012: We Purchased a Christmas Tree Together
Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder were photographed together in
early December while out Christmas tree shopping in Atlanta, Georgia.
In 2012, Nina and Ian went Christmas tree shopping.
Dobrev and Somerhalder ended their three-year romance in early May 2013.
A source close to the couple told Us Weekly about their breakup.
After their breakup, Ian and Dobrev will continue to work together and be best friends, according to the source.
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Nina Dobrev, a Canadian actress, is dating American snowboarder and skateboarder Shaun White as of 2020.
In early 2020, the couple began dating.
They started dating rumors in March after going bike riding together in Malibu, California.
The newlyweds also spent their quarantine period together.
Nina took to Instagram on May 28 to share a couple of photos of herself and her new boyfriend,
White, in which she can be seen giving White a haircut.
Nina Dobrev dated a few men before White.
Nina allegedly dated professional Latin and Ballroom dancer Derek Hough in the fall of 2013.
She subsequently dated Austin Stowell, Glen Powell, and Grant Mellon.
Nina’s first known relationship, according to Ranker, was with actor Ben Hollington,
whom she dated from 2006 to 2009.
Ian Somerhalder is happily married to Nina Reed.
Following his breakup with actress Nina Reed, Somerhalder began dating actress Nina Reed.
The couple began dating in 2014, and a year later, on April 27, 2015, they married in Malibu.
A couple of years later, the couple welcomed a baby girl.
On July 25, 2017, they welcomed their daughter, Bodhi Soleil Reed Somerhalder.
