Nina Dobrev, Candice King and Kat Graham HaveVampire DiariesReunion at Fan Convention: 'Still Just Kids'

Mar. 15, 2025

From left: Nina Dobrev, Kat Graham and Candice King.Photo:Nina Dobrev/Instagram

Nina Dobrev/Instagram

Nina Dobrev,Candice KingandKat Grahamare reminiscing about theirVampire Diariesdays!

The trio reunited on Friday, Dec. 6, at theI Was Feeling Festive 2convention in Covington, Ga., where they participated in a panel discussion and even took some photos with fans.

The following day, the former costars — who starred together in The CW series before it ended in 2017 — jointly shared a video onInstagramin which they recreated a still from the show, set to theSimple Plansong “I’m Just a Kid.”

“We’re still just kids 🤍,” Dobrev, 35, captioned the post.

During their onstage panel, the actresses weremet with enthusiastic applausefrom fans. But at one point during the event, things took a turn when a portion of the stage’s backdrop — featuring some Epic Cons signage — began to fall toward Dobrev, as seen in afan-shot videoshared on TikTok.

The actress quickly rushed from her seat as her costars motioned for her to move out of the way. Dobrev then gave her castmates a hug, before joking to the crowd, “I thought it was a spider.”

Dobrev, Graham, 35, and King, 37, first appeared together inThe Vampire Diariesin 2009 as Elena Gilbert, Bonnie Bennett and Caroline Forbes, respectively. The series wrapped in 2017 after eight seasons.

From left: Candice King, Nina Dobrev and Kat Graham in ‘The Vampire Diaries’.The CW

The CW

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It’s been a milestone year for Dobrev, who got engaged to Olympic snowboarderShaun Whitein October. According toVogue, White, 36, popped the question with a five-carat diamond ring under an arch of white roses at New York City’s Golden Swan restaurant. “I went into shock,” Dobrev recalled to the outlet of the proposal. “I just froze and stared at him.”

White later revealed on Instagram that he was “still floating” after the big life news, while reflecting on the couple’s journey.

“I’m beside myself to be with this amazing woman and to be joining her beautiful family!! Our quarantine romance turned into this beautiful relationship and now a forever love,” he wrote. “Believe me when I say that this app mostly shows us at our best. Behind the curtain like any relationship, we’ve had our struggles. But it’s our ability to communicate and repair that keeps us moving forward together.”

source: people.com