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Ian Somerhalder and Nina Dobrev spent six seasons together playing Damon Salvatore and Elena Gilbert on The CW's supernatural teen drama TheVampire Diaries.

During that run, they also dated off screen from 2010 until 2013.

As the actress told Seventeenin October 2012, falling for a cast mate was the farthest thing from her mind when she started on the series.

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"I didn't want to be dating one of my costars — my goal on the show was to be professional," Dobrev admitted. "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."

The couple kept a relatively low profile throughout their relationship, occasionally offering a peek into their romance while cuddling during trips abroad and enjoying music festivals.

They eventually went their separate ways in 2013, but maintained a professional and persona