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There was no bad blood on the set ofThe Vampire DiarieswhenNina DobrevandIan Somerhalderbroke up, according to their costar, Claire Holt.
Holt — who appeared on popular The CW series as well as its spin-off,The Originals— spoke about her former castmates during Monday’s episode of Dear Media’sNot Skinny But Not Fatpodcast, sharing that Dobrev, 32, and Somerhalder, 42, were total professionals following their split.
“I was onThe Originalsat that point so I don’t know the timing,” Holt, 32, recalled. “But honestly, they were really — they kept it super professional, it never got weird, like props to them.”
Dobrev and Somerhalder dated for several years before calling it quits in 2013. Despite the split, the two continued to work together as their onscreen characters, Elena and Damon, remained in love as a couple.
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“They did a great job at managing that,” Holt said of her costars. “But it’s hard, like for a lot of people it’s really tough.”
Dobrevleft the vampire series in 2015after six seasons, but returned for the show’s finale two years later.
Throughout the years, the actress has remained friends with Somerhalder.
The twojoked about their breakupat the 2014 People’s Choice Awards andhad a “farewell dinner"with Somerhalder’s wife, actressNikki Reed, in 2017 to celebrateThe Vampire Diariesairing its last episode.
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When asked about her friendship with Somerhalder during a 2019 appearance onWatch What Happens Live, Dobrev said it’s"great” that she and her ex are still friendly.
“I don’t think that’s weird at all,” Dobrev said of having dinner with Somerhalder and Reed, who married 2015 and welcomed daughterBodhi Soleilin 2017.
source: people.com
