Vampire Diaries' Nina Dobrev, Ian Somerhalder Take Romance Public

Celebrity News June 19, 2011 AT 10:12PM By UsWeekly Staff

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Love bites -- unless you're The Vampire Diaries' Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder, that is.

After keeping their relationship under wraps for a year, the costars put rumors to rest when they arrived hand-in-hand at the MuchMusic Video Awards Sunday night.

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"Who am I most excited to see tonight?" Somerhalder, 32, smirked. "Nina Dobrev!"

His girlfriend, who turned heads in a strapless Georges Chakra Couture dress, was less forthcoming. "I'm excited to see Selena Gomez because she's hosting and I'm really happy for her," Dobrev, 22, said.

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Will their relationship stand the test of time? "They are the real deal," a pal of the couple recently told Us Weekly.

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November 14, 2011 - 5:47am Katz Koraing
so cool...they were look so gorgeous....looking forward to hear their carrier plan....and esp to know the ending of vampire diaries....lol
September 20, 2011 - 12:49am Name not available.
Lovely couple.. sweet
June 30, 2011 - 12:25am Robishna Amatya
Best couple i must say!!!!
June 27, 2011 - 5:38am Neetu Puranikmath
Just wanted to say. I predicted this WAY before it happened. Nina was all: "I'll never date my costar...blah,blah" Well, when your costar looks like Ian unless ur related u date him.
June 24, 2011 - 4:47pm Shannon Burmatoff
They look related
June 24, 2011 - 7:50am Dalia Hajhiivanova
I soooo love them
June 22, 2011 - 1:59pm HÃ¯lÃ?Ã¥ MÃ¥rÃ¯Ãª RÃ¥mÃ¯rÃªz
He's so adorable I'm a sucker 4 his gorgeous big blue eyes ughhh... she's so lucky :/
June 22, 2011 - 1:46pm Shoily Tasnia
keep going with glorious life..awesome couple..
June 22, 2011 - 10:07am Maria Vicky D'Alessandro
love it!!!!!
June 22, 2011 - 9:35am Vei Chelsea Shwaty
am jealous
June 22, 2011 - 2:17am Katrina Dides
Lol. Why is everyone so negative and rude here? If they have been together for a whole year already, I don't see how this is just another celebrity fling. Just like any other romance it can last or it can fail and so far it's lasted for them -- so good for them and all the best! She's exquisite and he's incredibly good looking. I think they're a beautiful couple.
June 21, 2011 - 6:05am Angelica Palomares
I'm so in love with this couple!!!! They're so adorable together!!!!
June 20, 2011 - 11:17pm Victoria Martinez Seale
noooooooooooooo. jealous. sigh.
June 20, 2011 - 12:28pm Sunny M Turowski
why dont 32 year old men look like that where i am from??? cant wait for season 3!!!
June 20, 2011 - 12:08pm Tina Consing
epic fail on the photoshop job! but i love them both :)
June 20, 2011 - 11:53am Justine Pierson
We'd all be ridiculously stupid to think it will 'last forever', but I'm happy they are getting something wonderful out of this world, they're actually quite a great match! Now I wanna see some Smoldering moments this next season of Vampire Diaries cause I need me some Damon Deliciousness....!
June 20, 2011 - 10:56am Helga von Bewbenfrau
Hmmm, I seem to remember her saying in an interview when the show started that she would 'NEVER date a co-star'... guess that lasted.
June 20, 2011 - 10:30am Veronica Lynn Perrotta
@Stephanie, I completely agree. :) @Sherri, considering Ian and Nina have been together over a year already, they've already passed the 6 month mark. That's longer than a lot of Hollywood couples have lasted already. I hope they do make it.
June 20, 2011 - 10:28am Veronica Lynn Perrotta
@Stephanie Lynn, I completely agree. :) @Sherri, considering they've been together over a year already, they've already passed the six month mark. They've lasted a lot longer than most Hollywood couples so far. I hope Nina and Ian do make it and I think they will.
June 20, 2011 - 10:28am Adriana Beganovic
damon is sooo hot and she is pretty perfect couple!! if i cant have him im happy she is with him lol!!