A lot has changed since Nina Dobrev first starred on The Vampire Diaries alongside Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley. Professionally, she has expanded her repertoire, appearing in movies such as The Out-Laws, Let’s Be Cops, and Love Hard. And romantically, she has had a series of high-profile relationships, including romances with and .
She was even rumoured to date . Dobrev’s latest love story though is with someone whose biggest claim to fame is the slopes rather than the studio lot. In 2019, Dobrev began dating Shaun White, a five-time Olympian snowboarder and actor.
The couple, who has been together for five years, still seem as smitten as they were on day one. In October 2024, they announced their engagement. Get to know their history below.
The couple first met at a motivational workshop in Florida put together by . Following the event, Dobrev and White went out for dinner. That was when White discovered just how famous Dobrev was.
In a interview published on January 12, 2022, White explained that when he first met the actress, 'I actually didn't know anything about her.' They went to a restaurant post-event, and he remembered the staff asking, '"Can we get a photo..
.with her?" And I was like, "What’s happening? What’s going on?" It was actually really funny.' In late February 2020, Dobrev and White posted separate Instagram pictures from the same location.
The posts sparked dating rumours. Rumours of their relationship heightened as the world began to quarantine .
