Nina Dobrev enjoyed a special Easter weekend with her “The Vampire Diaries” cast but the event turned out to be bittersweet.
Fans immediately started wondering if there was a hidden meaning to all of Nina’s instagram posts which made it seem like she was saying goodbye to her cast and soon to her show. This evening, Nina took to Instagram to confirm the dreaded news – she’s leaving TVD at the end of the current season.
She began her statement saying, “Dearest TVD Family,
I’ve just spent the most beautiful weekend on Lake Lanier in Georgia with my own TVD Family, the cast and crew of The Vampire Diaries. I want to be the first to tell you that it wasn’t just a holiday celebration, it was a goodbye party. I always knew I wanted Elena’s story to be a six season adventure, and within those six years I got the journey of a lifetime. I was a human, a vampire, a doppelganger, a crazy immortal, a doppelganger pretending to be human, a human pretending to be a doppelganger. I got kidnapped, killed, resurrected, tortured, cursed, body-snatched, was dead and undead, and there’s still so much more to come before the season finale in May…”
She went on to say that she did an exclusive interview with SELF magazine that will come out in June where she talks about her exit and the future. She ended her long statement by thanking the fans who have been with her since “Degrassi.” She said, “You, the wonderful fandom who gave more love, support and passion than anyone could have ever imagined seven years ago, when a young Degrassi girl from Canada showed up in LA to audition for ‘that Twilight TV show.’ 😉 I love you all. Fasten your seatbelts. If you think you know what’s coming, you don’t..”
TVLine confirmed the news in which executive producer Julie Plec gave a statement which also hinted that Michael Trevino will no longer be a series regular also.
She said, “Saying goodbye to Nina is both bittersweet and beautiful. After six-plus years together, the entire cast and crew of The Vampire Diaries has reached a level of closeness that I don’t think any of us ever expected. Nina is excited to spread her wings, get some rest, travel the world and also take it by storm, and we support her a thousand-fold. We will miss Nina and the four hundred characters she played, but we look forward to the insane and exciting challenge of continuing to tell stories of our Salvatore Brothers and our much-loved and gifted ensemble.
“Michael has been a beloved member of the Vampire Diaries family since Day 1,” Plec continued. “Even though he’s also going to be out in the world exploring new opportunities, we look forward to finding creative ways to make sure he and his character Tyler Lockwood always remain a part of the show.”
Are you bummed about Nina leaving? How do you think Elena will exit? Will they kill her off? How do you want to see the show continue with Stefan and Damon?
Read Nina’s full statement below as well as some of her pics from her weekend.
