However, their unique friendship hit a speed bump when Damon reverted to his old ways. Finally, they stood side by side with each other as The Other Side collapsed, holding each other’s hand and at peace with what is to come for both of them. During that time, they start to bond and form a close alliance to take down Kai. Before sending Damon back home, she mentions that he is not exactly the last person she would wanna be stuck with.
Years later and the speculation continues, but we do know the two handled the breakup like champs. And finally, wrapping the list of The Vampire Diaries real-life couples up is Kat Graham who plays Bonnie Bennett. While Graham didn’t necessarily date a co-star — she has been in a relationship with someone who worked on The Vampire Diaries. Since 2021, the actress has been dating director and cinematographer Darren Genet who worked on The Vampire Diaries behind the scenes. Apart from this show, Darren Genet also worked on its spin-offs The Originals and Legacies.
April 2012: Ian Somerhalder and Nina Dobrev display some subtle PDA at an environmental benefit
“It’s not his birthday or our anniversary, it’s just a random Wednesday, but I’ve been thinking a lot about what a damn good man my husband is and I think it deserves to be shared,” Holt wrote in anotherIG caption. She added how proud and “certain” she is to have chosen someone “so loyal and This content consistent” to share her life with — so expect plenty more family snaps from this actor. The actor and her current hubby are blissfully happy and can’t help but show off their adorable family on social media — they can even be seen wearing matching white outfits in one sweet Instagram post.
Damon has described his ideal mate as very strong, very physically beautiful, powerful, passionate and strong willed . However, despite his highly intense, sexual and passionate nature, Damon can be highly capable of romanticism, tenderness, compassion and he can be highly affectionate . Although Damon has had many love affairs and sexual affairs with various different woman during his life, he has never experienced real, true love at a much deeper level.
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Nina is now friends with both Ian and his wife Nikki, who share a son together. Last year, during her appearance on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen, Nina defended her decision to stay friends with her TVD co-star and his wife. Throwback to when Ian Somerhalder revealed that The Vampire Diaries fans who shipped Damon and Elena were problematic for his personal life.
Sebastian Roché has also been cast as Mikael a vampire hunter, who is more specifically after his son Klaus. It is later revealed that he is the father of the Originals and Klaus’s stepfather. When his plan to kill Klaus backfires, Mikael is killed by Klaus instead. Heroes star Jack Coleman was cast as Bill, a former resident of Mystic Falls and the father of resident vampire Caroline, who first believes his daughter has become a monster, but later accepts her.
She pretends to be happy, but she is secretly taking witch herbs to hallucinate Damon. When the herbs make her dangerous to humans, Elena decides to have Alaric compel away her memories of Damon, because she will never be able to move on otherwise. When Damon returns, he attempts to help her remember their love story, but the compulsion will not break.
Devastated by his death, Damon and Caroline show how their relationship improves. After bidding farewell to Stefan, they both reunite with Elena, with Damon sharing a kiss. During the funeral, Damon gives his daylight ring to Stefan, while Elena gives her vervain necklace. During Damon’s time with Stefan, he starts to remember Elena, getting distracted with his and his brother’s job. This bothers Stefan, saying that Damon needs to forget about Elena. The necklace which Stefan gave to Elena when she was still mortal is believed to be the reason why Damon keeps remembering Elena, thus resulting in Stefan getting rid of it.
Damon offers to sacrifice himself to make sure that Katherine returns to hell during their plan to stop the hellfire from destroying Mystic Falls. He says that it is the only time that he becomes a good brother to Stefan, compelling him to leave and stay away from the tunnels. However, Stefan actually has vervain in his system, which means that Damon’s compulsion failed. Stefan decides to take the human cure from his own veins, making him age faster and eventually, reach death. While Damon is already holding onto Katherine while waiting for the hellfire to kill both of them, Stefan injects the cure to Damon.
Klaus ran off and Damon fell at Stefan’s side, horrified by his brother’s condition. Bonnie offered to feed Stefan her blood to strengthen him, but Stefan refused to break his promise to drink human blood, being called a fool by Damon. Stefan ordered Damon to take the others to safety just as Klaus returned. Damon tried to attack, but Klaus blasted him with lightning, knocking him unconscious and harming him in the process. By Bonnie’s cries for help, the spirits of Fell’s Church, those who had died in the Civil War, awoke and followed Elena’s spirit to the group.
After Jeremy Gilbert, her first serious romantic interest in the show, Bonnie dated several other characters. It included ups and downs, moments of tension and heartbreak, and periods of disconnection before their relationship was established. However, it is clear that over time, Damon developed a deep-seated affection for Bonnie, which turned into an unbreakable bond. After various shared experiences and moments of vulnerability, Damon began to perceive Bonnie as more than just a means to an end. He grew fond of her character and respected her abilities, recognizing her importance in the fight against the supernatural.
Their love story remains a fan favorite and is one of the reasons why The Vampire Diaries is such a beloved show. Caroline gets kidnapped when Damon and Bonnie murder one of Lillian’s ‘children’, and finds out from Valerie, Stefan’s first love, she is pregnant with Alaric and Jo’s twin Gemini babies. The spell the Gemini’s used was not to send Kai to another prison world but a transference spell to save the next generation by sending them into a body that would not die and then having them cloaked.
He had memorable storylines and relationships throughout the seven seasons he appeared in, and Ian Somerhalder’s portrayal of Damon Salvatore earned him several award nominations and wins. This age difference between them is quite significant and is one of the key factors that the show delves into throughout its duration. The significant age gap, combined with their experiences and different perspectives, often leads to conflicts and challenges in their relationship. Despite their age difference, Damon falls in love with Elena and he’s willing to go to great lengths to protect her, even giving up his life for her on multiple occasions.