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Nina Dobrev and Shaun White ended their engagement in September 2025, people confirmed and the actress is currently single. We were engaged in 2024, Exes was together for five years.
Nina Dobrev gained fame, especially for her vampire diary, and was in the public eye from her early acting days. In addition to her stardom, her personal life, particularly her romantic relationships, have been attracting attention. Most notably, she dated Olympic snowboarder Sean White for five years. The two got engaged in 2024, but recently called it quits, people confirmed on September 11, 2025.
Dobrev has had several famous romances over the years, from short-lived to long-term partners. First let’s take a closer look at her full dating history.
Rob Mays
In the book by journalist Samantha Highfil, it was epic that made me feel epic. “I was dating Rob Mays at the time, so there was a lot of drama around that (audition), but they didn’t know about it,” she said. Their relationship ran the course around 2009, but it is unknown when they began to look at each other and when they split up.
Ian Somerhalder
Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder began dating in 2010 after meeting on the set of a vampire diary. “I didn’t want to date one of my co-stars. My goal on the show was to be professional,” she said in a 2012 interview with Seventeen. “But sometimes you can’t help who you are connected with and you can’t fight it for a long time.
The couple joined in several red carpet events, including the Teen Choice Awards, and even shopped Christmas tree during the romance. However, they split in 2013. A source at the time told us Weekly “they continue to work together and remain best friends, where the relationship began.”
Derek Huff
Dobrev met Derek Hough through his sister Julianne and developed the romance in 2013. However, six weeks later the courtship ended quickly. According to US Weekly, the two were unable to make the long distance relationship work.
Liam Hemsworth
Speculation swirled in February 2014 when Dobrev and Liam Hemsworth hanged out in Atlanta. At the time, they were each filming vampire diaries and Hunger Games: Mockingjay, respectively. E! According to them they were sharing a quick kiss after chatting at a local bar. However, neither confirmed the rumors, and the duo appears to have caused no serious romance.
Austin Stowell
By 2015, Dobrev had moved with actor Austin Stowell. That July they were on vacation in Saint-Tropez, France, holding hands, taking photos, kissing, and riding jet skis. About three months later, they made their red carpet debut as a couple in the premiere of Stowell’s film Bridge of Spies. However, their relationship leaked after a seven-month date. “It’s starting to get intense on both schedules,” sources say! at that time. “They remain in good condition.”
Glen Powell
Dobrev and Glenn Powell sparked romance rumours in January 2017 after spending time together at a New Year’s party in Texas. That month, Powell supported Dobrev in the Los Angeles premiere of the Los Angeles film XXX: Return of Xander Cage. They also mingled into the Golden Globe afterparty and recreated the Lalaland scene at Dobrev’s birthday party. At the time, their rep told Entertainment Tonight they were just friends.
The duo again burned dating rumors after sharing a sultry photo booth moment at Julian Huff’s wedding that summer. However, in November, sources say E! They decided to slow things down. “There was no official split, but Nina and Glenn had separate times,” the source said. “Nina is just wrapped up in a project and is about to start another project. Her schedule is a big part of that. They haven’t spent much time together since the end of summer.”
They didn’t seem to have rekindled things, but they seemed friendly for the next few years. In 2022, Dobrev also attended the London premiere of Powell’s film Top Gun: Maverick.
Grant Melon
In February 2019, US Weekly confirmed that Dobrev and Grant Mellon were items after kissing at multiple Super Bowl parties. However, the DeGrassi actress kept her relationship with the screenwriter quite private. “Even though the relationship is still quiet, Nina mentions giving to her inside circle of friends as her boyfriend,” sources say E! He spoke to.
Over the next few months, the couple enjoyed events such as a PDA-filled holiday, courtside views of Lakers’ games, and Paris Fashion Week. However, according to Us Weekly, the two broke up by November.
Shawn White
Dobrev’s long-standing relationship so far has been with pro snowboarder Sean White. She met at a 2019 Tony Robbins event. They went to Instagram and the judiciary after posting a video on April 18, 2020 showing Dobrev washing her groceries in white.
According to a report from US Weekly, they were quarantined during the pandemic. “They got much closer during quarantine because they were able to spend a lot of time together,” a source told the publication in April 2021.
The following year they made a snowboard trip to Colorado, enjoyed a family family vacation in Mexico, and made their red carpet debut as a couple at Top Gun: Maverick’s London premiere. Dobrev also spoke about the Daily Pop about white people heading into Beijing’s Winter Olympics. “I’m really excited about him,” she said. “Just taking part in the Olympics, it’s one of my biggest achievements, let alone five times. I’m very excited. I’m very proud of him.”
In October 2024, Vogue reported that White had proposed five carat Lorraine Schwarz diamond rings at a Golden Swan restaurant in New York City. “He said all the right things,” Dobrev told the magazine.
However, in September 2025, people confirmed that the couple had ended their engagement and had split. “It was a mutual decision, not an easy decision, but it was made with love and deep respect for each other,” the source told the outlet.
