Elena Gilbert may have found her happily ever after with Damon, but in real life, Vampire Diaries star Nina Dobrev wants to spend the rest of her life with Shaun White. The 35-year-old actress is engaged to the 38-year-old Olympic snowboarder, the couple revealed to Vogue in an interview published on Wednesday, October 30.
While recalling how Shaun meticulously planned his proposal, Nina revealed that he popped the question earlier this month.
“He said all the right things,” Nina said, while Shaun gushed how “nervous” she seemed upon meeting him under an arch of white roses, where the athlete got down on one knee.
The engagement news arrives after the pair sparked romance rumors in March of 2020, right at the start of the pandemic. The duo was seen bicycling on a nature path in Malibu, along with Nina’s dog Maverick, who was safely tucked under Shaun’s arm during the bike ride. Shortly after the bike ride, HollywoodLife gained more intel on this budding relationship at the time.
“Nina and Shaun have hung in the same circle of friends for years and have always been pretty close. But now it’s more on a flirtatious level because they’re both single at the same time and of course there’s an attraction there,” a source exclusively told News47.us in April of 2020. That “flirtatious level” definitely went to the next level, as the duo grew their relationship and have been charming fans with their adorable Instagram photos, videos, and public PDA since then.
