There’s no doubt Nina Dobrev used to be a former gymnast!
Her shoot for Self magazine’s June issue deftly demonstrates her agility and strength and, of course, beauty, as she balances on a trapeze ring.
Aside from returning to her gymnastic roots, the actress also opens up about the ending of an era.
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The 26-year-old talks candidly about her last episode of The Vampire Diaries, which will air on Thursday:
“I’m biased because it’s my goodbye episode, but it’s beautiful and sad and it’s definitely a roller coaster ride ├óΓé¼ΓÇ£ or maybe it’s just that I went through a roller coaster ride of emotions. It’s an exciting new chapter that I’m looking forward to, but I’m very sad I’ll be away from my family and friends.
What I have to keep reminding myself is that I’ll still have them in my life. It’s a very bittersweet, nostalgic episode that I think pays tribute to the character very well, and there’s a moment with every single character. Everyone will get what they’re looking for from it. I felt like there was closure for me and there will be closure for the character. And now the adventure begins for both me and the show, and it’ll have a different vibe and energy, but I’m looking forward to how Julie does it because she does it so well.”
Naturally she wants it to be amazing:
“It’s important for me that it be epic and powerful. I feel like I’m a completely different person than I was and I’ve grown so much. It’s been a big part of my life, and I want it to be beautiful. I want it to end well.”
And she fondly remembers shooting the very first episode:
“I remember the first day on set like it was yesterday, which freaks me out! We shot in Vancouver, and I was with Kat Graham. We basically spent the whole day shooting in the car. Kat was driving and she had straight hair that was so weird looking and so did I. We kept having to crash because of the crow and we didn’t really know each other that well, but we were getting to know each other, and Kat’s a terrible driver, I just want to throw that out there. When we almost fake-crashed we almost real-crashed. It was a good day and we were all really excited. That pilot turned into six years of great memories that I will have with me for the rest of my life.”
The actress also acknowledges that it’s going to be tough to say goodbye:
“I’ve loved working on this show. It’s been such a crazy, awesome adventure, and I’ve been surrounded by so many people who I consider family. I know this is a new exciting step in the right direction for me, but it’s going to be so strange not to be with them.”
But make no mistake, she’s ready to move on:
“Looking back on the last six years, which I’ve been doing a lot of through my pictures and the fans, it’s almost like a relationship. The fans are as much a part of our family as we are on set and so I’m really happy I got to go on this journey and we got to experience this together. It’s been great and I’m so grateful to have been a part of it and now it’s time for me, Nina, to get to go off and live my human life.”
We’re excited to see where life takes you next, Nina!
Good luck!
[Image via Self]
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