Nina Dobrev’s Complete Dating History: Ian Somerhalder, Shaun White and More

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Nina Dobrev's Complete Dating History: Ian Somerhalder, Shaun White and More

Nina Dobrev has acted out plenty of steamy romances in front of the camera, but the actress has also been linked to her fair share of leading men off-screen. The Bulgaria native told Cosmopolitan in September 2013 that she prefers a committed relationship to casual dating. “You either have chemistry or you don’t, but a lot of what attracts me is a guy’s mind and humor and talent,” she said at the time. “I need to get to know all those things before I fall for someone. I’m not a one night stand kind of girl. I’m a relationship girl.” The Degrassi alum added that her type of man has a versatile style and can switch from a well-dressed look to a low-maintenance appearance with ease. "A man in a suit looking put together and dapper is very attractive, but I also kind of like the I-just-rolled-out-of-bed, a-little-bit-of-scruff, effortless, not-trying-hard-but-still-sexy guy,” she said. “If a guy spends more time looking in the mirror than I do, that’s a problem!” The Flatliners star also is attracted to a man who is "progressive in some ways, old-fashioned in others." She explained, "I like it when guys hold the door open and are sweet and thoughtful." [jwplayer N9KQeovk-zhNYySv2] Dobrev found some of these qualities in Ian Somerhalder, who played her character Elena's love interest Damon on The Vampire Diaries. The pair began dating in 2010 and went public with their romance one year later. She told Seventeen in 2012 that dating her coworker wasn't something she expected, but she couldn't help falling for Somerhalder. "I didn't want to be dating one of my costars — my goal on the show was to be professional," Dobrev said at the time. "But sometimes you can't help who you have a connection with, and you can only fight it for so long — which I did for a really, really long time." Us Weekly broke the news in May 2013 that Dobrev and the V Wars star had called it quits on their relationship after three years. The Perks of Being a Wallflower actress later sparked dating rumors with Shaun White in February 2020. The duo were spotted getting cozy on multiple occasions before Us confirmed in April 2020 that Dobrev and the professional snowboarder were an item. Scroll down to see Dobrev's dating history:

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Ian Somerhalder

The Vampire Diaries costars began dating in 2010 after meeting on the set of the CW show. Us exclusively confirmed their split in May 2013.

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Derek Hough

Us broke the news in September 2013 that Dobrev was dating the Dancing With the Stars pro, who is her friend Julianne Hough's brother. The duo called it quits after just six weeks of dating.

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Liam Hemsworth

Dobrev was spotted getting cozy with The Hunger Games star in February 2014 while they were both in Atlanta filming The Vampire Diaries and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, respectively.

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Austin Stowell

The Whiplash actor began dating the Final Girls star in June 2015, but the duo split eight months later.

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Glen Powell

Dobrev and the Scream Queens alum were first linked in January 2017, but their romance cooled off in November of that year.

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Grant Mellon

The Let It Burn star was first spotted with Dobrev in December 2018 while they were on vacation in Indonesia. Two months later, Us exclusively confirmed that the pair were an item. Dobrev and Grant ended their relationship in October 2019 after nearly one year of dating.

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Shaun White

Dobrev was first linked to the professional snowboarder in February 2020, when fans realized they had posted similar photos via social media from a trip to South Africa. Weeks later, they were photographed while going for a bike ride together in Malibu. Us confirmed that they are dating in April 2020. One month later, a source told Us that the twosome have been "living together" amid the coronavirus pandemic. They were spotted on a romantic trip in Tulum, Mexico, in August 2020.