‘It was pretty wild,’ Nina Dobrev reflects on “The Vampire Diaries” fame

When Nina Dobrev first joined the solid of “The Vampire Diaries,” she had no thought simply how profitable the present would turn out to be.

In a current episode of The Jess Cagle Show on Sirius XM, the 34-year-old actress opened up concerning the whirlwind of fame that accompanied her position within the hit sequence, evaluating it to her earlier expertise on the teenager present “Degrassi.”

Dobrev defined, “I mean, it was pretty wild. I think I did have a little bit of a transition. I was lucky in that way because I was on a TV show in Canada from when I was 15 until 19, and it had some success, but not the level of success that ‘Vampire Diaries’ did. So I sort of gradually built up to that, I guess.”

Even years after the present ended, Dobrev continues to witness the passionate and devoted following of “The Vampire Diaries,” which aired from 2009 to 2017.

The Canadian actress described the fanbase as almost cult-like, notably evident throughout occasions like Comic-Con.

Dobrev expressed her gratitude for the expertise, saying, “Nothing can prepare you for the thousands of people at Comic-Con that are still passionate and excited. It was a really cool experience.”

However, the journey on “The Vampire Diaries” was extra than simply fame for Dobrev. It turned a transformative interval of her life, throughout which she discovered not solely concerning the trade but in addition about herself.

She acknowledged the depth of the fandom and the distinction between the general public eye and her life in Georgia, the place the present was filmed.

“Being on that show taught me so much. I was learning about myself,” Dobrev shared. “I was growing up sort of in the public eye but also in Atlanta, which is really cool.”

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While occasions like Comic-Con had been overwhelming, “The Out-Laws” star discovered solace within the normalcy of her life in Atlanta exterior of labor. She expressed appreciation for the flexibility to steer a “somewhat normal-ish life” when she wasn’t on set.

“The Vampire Diaries” spanned eight seasons, and Dobrev’s character, Elena Gilbert, was on the middle of a fascinating love triangle with two supernatural Vampiric brothers.

The present continues to draw new viewers as all episodes can be found for streaming on Netflix.