Liputan6.com, Jakarta Nina Dobrev, the actress best known for her role in The Vampire Diaries, and her fiancé, legendary snowboarder Shaun White, have officially ended their relationship.
News of the separation broke on September 11, 2025, shocking many fans who had followed their love for the past five years.
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A source close to the pair says "it was a mutual decision, and wasn’t an easy one, but it was made with love and a deep respect for one another."
While neither Nina Dobrev nor Shaun White has made an official statement, the signs of separation were clear when Dobrev did not wear her engagement ring at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2025.
She also deleted her engagement post from her personal Instagram account.
Previously, Shaun White proposed to her in October 2024 at a surprise dinner in New York City and Dobrev shared the romantic moment on her social media with a touching caption.
Their relationship began in 2019 and deepened after they decided to move in together during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Nina Dobrev and Shaun White's Love Journey
Nina Dobrev and Shaun White's romance first began in 2019.
The two began dating and then moved in together during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.
Their love story culminated in October 2024, when Shaun White proposed to Nina Dobrev during a surprise dinner at The Golden Swan in New York City.
Dobrev shared the happy moment via an Instagram post with the iconic caption, "RIP boyfriend, hello fiancé ♾️."
However, signs of separation began to emerge several days before the official announcement.
Their Separtion Details
On September 7, 2025, Nina Dobrev appeared on the red carpet for the premiere of "Eternity" at the Toronto International Film Festival without her engagement ring.
Furthermore, the engagement post that had been displayed at the top of their Instagram profile has also been deleted, fueling public speculation that the relationship is fraught.
While this news is surprising, sources close to the couple confirmed that the decision to separate was mutually agreed upon.
Both Nina Dobrev and Shaun White have chosen not to comment directly on the matter.
Nina Dobrev: From Degrassi to Hollywood
Nina Dobrev, whose full name is Nikolina Kamenova Dobreva, was born on January 9, 1989, in Sofia, Bulgaria.
She then moved to Canada at the age of two and grew up in Scarborough, Toronto.
From a young age, Dobrev showed a keen interest in various art forms, including dance, gymnastics, theater, music, visual arts, and acting, which led her into the entertainment world.
Nina Dobrev's acting career began with the role of Mia Jones on the teen drama series Degrassi: The Next Generation from 2006 to 2009.
However, her name soared to global recognition thanks to her iconic roles as Elena Gilbert and Katherine Pierce on The CW's supernatural drama series, The Vampire Diaries, which aired from 2009 to 2015.
In addition to her success on television, Nina Dobrev has also starred in several feature films.
Some of her notable works include The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012), Let's Be Cops (2014), and The Final Girls (2014).
The film XXX: Return of Xander Cage (2017) became one of her biggest commercial successes, followed by Flatliners (2017), Dog Days (2018), Then Came You (2018), and Love Hard (2021).
Off-screen, Nina Dobrev is fluent in English and Bulgarian, and has some French.
She is also active in the business world, having invested in several beverage companies and co-owning her own wine brand, Fresh Vine Wine, with dancer Julianne Hough.