Interesting and Fun Nina Dobrev Facts

Nikolina Konstantinova Dobreva is Nina Dobrev’s full name. And I know that you already know that she is a Bulgarian who migrated to Canada, which is the key to her being trilingual—and they are: English, French, and Bulgarian.

Interesting Nina Dobrev Facts

1 Her best travel friend is her Bose noise-canceling earbud which allows her to sleep on the plane.

2 She’s an avid reader and loves pieces by Anne Michaels, Paulo Coelho, and Alice Sebold to name a few.

3 She is nicknamed ‘Almond’.

4 She began her acting career in the Canadian show Degrassi: The Next Generation. But, what catapulted her to fame was her TVD series role as Katherine and Elena Gilbert.

5 Nina Dobrev went to Ryerson University with the hopes of majoring in Sociology.

6 Nina’s favorite food is pizza and her favorite color is black.

7 She prefers to keep her hairstyles simple, except of course for filming and going to events.

8 Nina used to compete in rhythmic gymnastics? Not only that, she is also well-trained in jazz and ballet.

9 She did her audition to the movie “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” via skype.

Why Hollywood Won’t Cast Nina Dobrev Anymore

Bulgarian-Canadian actor Nina Dobrev came into prominence in the entertainment world when she began her career in the Canadian teen drama-comedy series Degrassi: The Next Generation as Mia Jones.

She then hit it big when she starred in the CW hit series The Vampire Diaries as one of the leading characters Elena Gilbert. There’s no doubt she was once the new girl next door of television, and her career was looking bright.

But as things go in Tinseltown, one day you’re a hit, and one day you’re not. Let’s dig deeper and find out why Hollywood won’t cast Nina Dobrev anymore.

Image Credit:  Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons