Nina Dobrev bids adieu to “Vampire Diaries”

Nina Dobrev will not be returning to “The Vampire Diaries” for its seventh season this fall, and the star bid adieu to the series Sunday night at the Teen Choice Awards, delivering a heartfelt speech to her fans.

“The last few months have been a big change for me,” Dobrev said during her acceptance speech for Choice TV Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy. “Change. It's a scary word, or I used to think that, because it meant new beginnings. New beginnings with a future that was unknown. But change is necessary — necessary for you to grow up and learn and to better yourself, because everything in life comes to an end.”

Dobrev, who starred on the hit show as Elena Gilbert for six seasons, also thanked creators Julie Plec and Kevin Williamson up onstage. “As this chapter of my life comes to an end, I look back and smile,” Dobrev said to the crowd full of teens at USC's Galen Center in Los Angeles.

Last week, CW president Mark Pedowitz told reporters that Dobrev is welcome back on the show if she ever wants to return. 

“The Vampire Diaries” returns with the seventh season on October 8.

Source: Variety