Nina Dobrev, who played the role of Elena Gilbert in The Vampire Diaries, and Ian Somerhalder who featured as Damon Salvatore, started dating in real life after their onscreen characters fell in love with each other.
For the first 3 seasons, Elena was dating Stefan Salvatore (Paul Wesley), Damon’s younger brother. However, she started developing feelings for Damon and the two started romancing each other from season 4.
Their real-life connection helped them add fireworks to their onscreen chemistry.Nina and Ian dated for three years and broke many hearts when they decided to call it quits in 2013.
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