The List of The Vampire Diaries Actors Who Dated Each Other in Real Life

It seems that the love lives of The Vampire Diaries cast members are no less complicated than those of their characters.

Let's look at the actors from TVD and its spin-offs who have dated in real life.

9. Ian Somerhalder and Nina Dobrev

Of course, our list will start with the relationships that delighted Delena supporters and angered Stelena fans. Somerhalder and Dobrev's relationship lasted through the early seasons of TVD, from 2010 to 2013. However, they remain close friends to this day.

As of 2024, Nina is in a relationship with professional snowboarder and skateboarder Shaun White, while Somerhalder is married to another vampire, The Twilight Saga star Nikki Reed, with whom he has two children.

8. Ian Somerhalder and Malese Jow

Dobrev is not the only TVD actress that Ian Somerhalder has apparently been in a relationship with. Although it has not been officially confirmed, many are convinced that the Damon actor was dating Malese Jow, the actress of the first season, a teenage vampire Anna. The rumor started in June 2013 when fans spotted Ian and Malese together at BloodyCon.

7. Paul Wesley and Torrey DeVitto

Paul Wesley seems to have had a love life as complicated as his TVD character. In the case of his ex-wife Torrey DeVitto, who played Dr. Meredith Fell on TVD in the third and fourth seaasons, Wesley met her in 2007 while filming Killer Movie. They married in 2011, but the marriage lasted only two years.

6. Paul Wesley and Phoebe Tonkin

After his divorce from DeVitto, Wesley began dating Phoebe Tonkin in June 2013. She appeared on The Vampire Diaries as a werewolf in Season 4 and then joined the core cast of The Originals. Their relationship lasted until 2017 — they called it quits in October of that year.

5. Joseph Morgan and Persia White

Joseph Morgan, who played the hottest original vampire Klaus Mikaelson, found the love of his life on The Vampire Diaries after meeting Persia White, who played Abby Bennett Wilson, during filming in 2011. They married in July 2014 and have been in a strong and happy marriage for 10 years now, where Morgan is also stepfather to White's daughter.

4. Candice Accola and Steven R. McQueen

Candice King (née Accola) is no less of a heartbreaker than Ian and Paul, as the Caroline actress has had relationships with two cast members during her time on TVD. From July to August 2010, she dated Jeremy Gilbert's Steven R. McQueen.

3. Candice Accola and Zach Roerig

In addition, Candice also dated the actor of her on-screen romantic interest Matt Donovan. She began a relationship with Zach Roerig in August 2011, but it lasted only about a year. Although the reasons for the breakup were not disclosed, the two actors remained friends.

2. Zach Roerig and Nathalie Kelley

Zach Roerig himself also dated Nathalie Kelley, who appeared in the eighth and final season of The Vampire Diaries as the siren Sybil. The relationship between the two did not last too long: after meeting on the set in 2016, their relationship lasted only one year.

1. Colin Woodell and Danielle Campbell

Not all relationships on TVD and The Originals ended in breakups, as we saw with the happy marriage of Joseph Morgan and Persia White, so we decided to end the list on a happy note!

So, fellow The Originals cast members Colin Woodell (who played evolved werewolf Aiden) and Danielle Campbell (who played witch Davina Claire), who have been close friends for years, started dating in February 2018, and five years later, in August 2023, they got engaged.