Nina Dobrev confirms she’s leaving The Vampire Diaries after six seasons

The actress is leaving the show after six years.

Nina Dobrev

by Lauren Smith |
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Sad news for fans of the Vampire Diaries - Nina Dobrev, aka Elena Gilbert, is leaving the show after six seasons.

The actress announced the news on her Instagram page, as well as sharing snaps from her Easter weekend with the cast.

"Dearest TVD Family, I've just spent the most beautiful weekend on Lake Lanier in Georgia with my own TVD Family, the cast and crew of The Vampire Diaries. I want to be the first to tell you that it wasn't just a holiday celebration, it was a goodbye party. I always knew I wanted Elena's story to be a six season adventure, and within those six years I got the journey of a lifetime" she said.

"I was a human, a vampire, a doppelganger, a crazy immortal, a doppelganger pretending to be human, a human pretending to be a doppelganger. I got kidnapped, killed, resurrected, tortured, cursed, body-snatched, was dead and undead, and there's still so much more to come before the season finale in May.

She added: "Elena fell in love not once, but twice, with two epic soulmates, and I myself made some of the best friends I'll ever know and built an extended family I will love forever.

"There's more to come before we wrap this up, and I promise you'll get to hear all about my experiences over the next month as we approach the season finale... But until then I invite you to hop on the roller coaster ride that is Elena Gilbert's life and join me as I celebrate her and prepare to say goodbye to her - and to my work family - as I move on to the next chapter of my life."

Aw! Here's the post she put on Instagram announcing the news.

And in case you're worried the show is coming to an end with no Nina, The Vampire Diaries executive producer Julie Plec, insists the show will keep on going.

"Saying goodbye to Nina is both bittersweet and beautiful. After six-plus years together, the entire cast and crew of The Vampire Diaries has reached a level of closeness that I don't think any of us ever expect," she said.

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