La actriz búlgara canadiense Nina Dobrev (26) confirmó su salida de la serie The Vampire Diaries.

Después de 6 temporadas interpretando a Elena Gilbert, la joven estrella anunció que dejará el programa.

De este modo, Dobrev se suma a Steven R. McQueen (Jeremy en la serie) y de Michael Trevino (Tyler Lockwood), quienes tampoco continuarán.

A través de un mensaje en su cuenta de Instagram, la artista comunicó la noticia a sus fanáticos.

“Acabo de pasar el más hermoso fin de semana en Lake Lanier, Georgia con mi propia familia de la serie, el elenco y el staff de The Vampire Diaries. Quiero ser la primera en decirles que esto no sólo fueron unas vacaciones, fue una fiesta de despedida. Siempre supe que la historia de Elena sería una aventura de seis temporadas, y dentro de esos seis años tuve el viaje de mi vida”, señaló Dobrev.

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“Quiero compartir este adiós con todos ustedes (estas fotos son sólo el principio). Ustedes, el gran fandom que me dio amor, apoyo y pasión que nadie pudo haber imaginado hace siete años, cuando una joven chica Degrassi que venía de Canadá se presentó en Los Angeles a la audición del ‘show Twilight de TV’. Los amo a todos. Amarren sus cinturones. Si creen que saben lo que viene, se equivocan”, escribió la actriz.

Tras leer la declaración de Nina, los fans lamentaron la noticia en redes sociales y comenzaron a viralizar la frase “Elena es el alma de TVD (The Vampire Diaries)”.

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. 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. 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 (I have given an exclusive interview for the June issue of SELF Magazine that I am excited for you to see!), 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. I want to share this goodbye with all of you (this weekend's pictures were just the beginning). You, the wonderful fandom who gave more love, support and passion than anyone could have ever imagined seven years ago, when a young Degrassi girl from Canada showed up in LA to audition for 'that Twilight TV show.' ;-) I love you all. Fasten your seatbelts. If you think you know what's coming, you don't. Love, Nina

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