Actress Nina Dobrev who is famous for portraying the character of Elena Gilbert on The Vampire Diaries left the show after 6 seasons. However, do you know why actually Nina left the supernatural teen drama?
CW’s The Vampire Diaries entertained its fandom for almost eight seasons. During the series, fans fell in love with the characters and of course the cast. The supernatural teen drama revolves around a complicated love triangle between the human girl Elena and the vampire Salvatore brothers. The series starred Ian Somerhalder as Damon Salvatore, Nina Dobrev as Elena Gilbert and Paul Wesley as Stefan Salvatore in the lead roles. Elena Gilbert was a central character on the show for a large portion of the series. After featuring as the central character on the show for year, Nina Dobrev left the popular sitcom at the end of Season 6. Find out the reason why she actually left the show despite getting huge popularity amongst the audience.
Nina Dobrev as Elena Gilbert:
There’s no denying in saying that Nina Dobrev played the core of The Vampire Diaries. Despite the large ensemble in the show, the actress played different versions of Elena and several doppelgangers. However, Nina only played the role of Elena Gilbert for six seasons. Though, she made her appearance in the finale episode. When, she left the show there were plenty of rumours that Nina Dobrev left the show because of her breakup with her co-star and her ex-partner Ian Somerhalder.
The Reason:
During an interview with Harper’s Bazaar, the actress opened up about her decision. Nina said she wanted to explore in her career and she did not want to play a teenager anymore. “The things I want to do aren’t necessarily the things that are expected of me. I don’t want to play a teenager anymore. I want to play adult roles and be challenged and work with great filmmakers and tell incredible stories and that has meant being really picky”
What do you think of Nina Dobrev’s reason for leaving the show?
