The popular show “The Vampire Diaries” revolves around a complicated love triangle between the lead characters played by Ian Somerhalder, Nina Dobrev, and Paul Wesley. However, do you know that Nina Dobrev actually hated one of her co-stars in the show?
The Vampire Diaries is one of the most popular TV shows among the audiences. The show is a mixture of entertainment, suspense, an amazing cast, and characters. The Vampire Diaries shows a complicated love triangle between the blood-thirsty Salvatore brothers and human Elena. TVD starred Paul Wesley as Stefan Salvatore, Nina Dobrev as Elena Gilbert, and Ian Somerhalder as Damon Salvatore. But do you know there are some behind the scenes secrets from the beloved series? Yes, you read it right! Actress Nina Dobrev who plays Elena Gilbert in the show actually hated one of her love interests in the show and that is none other than Paul Wesley.
Why Nina Dobrev hated Paul Wesley:
The two starred as Elena and Stefan on the show. While the pair played love interests on-screen for many seasons, but the things were definitely different off-screen. The 31-year-old actress spilled the beans in one of her interviews that she always hated Paul.
According to Nina, all the affection they had on-screen was not real because it was acting and she actually hated him. Nina revealed the details on Directionally Challenged podcast. She said “Paul and I didn’t get along at the beginning of the show. I respected Paul Wesley but I didn’t like Paul. I remember everyone would walk up to me after the show aired and they’d be like. Are you and Paul dating in real life? Everyone thought that we had such good chemistry”
Wait! The Mutual Hatred:
For those who aren’t aware, Nina wasn’t the only one who hated Paul. Paul too hated Nina, yes it was mutual hate. Nina explained “I realize now that there’s a fine line between love and hate and we despised each other so much that it read as love. We really just didn’t get along the first five months of shooting”
In fact, Paul added, “when we first started shooting The Vampire Diaries, we totally clashed. We didn’t get along. Creatively, it just wasn’t in sync”.
Though things are different now and Nina and Paul shares a good bond. Do you like Nina and Paul together? Share your answers in the comments section below.
