The Vampire Diaries star Nina Dobrev shocked fans in 2015 by leaving the CW teen supernatural drama in its sixth season. The adaptation based on the popular series of vampire novels by L.J. Smith continued for two more seasons without her. That was unexpected given that the show centered on Dobrev's Elena Gilbert, who had lost her parents in a car crash.
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