Why did Elena leave in season 6?

Elena decided to let Bonnie live out her life, and she would awake once Bonnie had died. She bid her goodbyes, and that was the last fans saw of Elena until the series finale. Nina Dobrev returned to play Elena and Katherine Pierce in the series finale of The Vampire Diaries.
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Why is Elena gone in season 7?

Following her emotional post, Nina detailed her reasons for leaving the show in an interview with Self Magazine. She said that since she had started on the show as a young 20-year-old, she wanted to continue her growth as an actress outside of the show.
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Why does Elena look different in Season 8?

Nina Dobrev does have brunette hair in real-life but she actually wore wigs for the majority of the series. Even when her hair was simply worn straight, it was generally a wig. She always wore a wig while playing Katherine. The reason is due to Katherine Pierce's hairstyle being different than Elena's.
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Does Elena come back season 8?

On January 26, 2017, it was announced that Nina Dobrev would return as Elena Gilbert in the series finale. At the end of the episode, "It's Been a Hell of a Ride" on February 24, 2017, it was revealed that Dobrev would reprise her role of Katherine Pierce as well.
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Why did Elena quit The Vampire Diaries?

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.” The Vampire Diaries, starring Nina Dobrev, is available to stream on Netflix.
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Why did Elena leave in season 6?



Is Elena wearing a wig in season 8?

While most people expect actors to undergo makeup or hair changes, it's shocking to learn that a character's hairstyle is actually a wig, not a haircut. It might seem minor, but something odd you may have never known was that Nina Dobrev's hair during her run on the show was fake.
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Why is Nina not in season 7?

Dobrev actually also played several other characters on the show because Elena was a doppelganger. Therefore, it was particularly shocking when she decided not to return for season seven. At the time, the actor posted a lengthy post on her Instagram page, detailing her decision to leave.
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Is Vampire Diaries going to have a season 9?

So, unfortunately, there will not be season 9 for vampire diaries. Instead, if you want to watch more vampires witches then you can see 'Legacies' and 'Originals' which are spinoffs of the Vampire Diaries.
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Do Damon and Elena have a baby in season 8?

While many of the characters are new and delving into their own narratives, there's one in particular from Legacies who got everyone talking. Prepare yourselves for this one: Damon and Elena have a daughter. And her name is Stefanie Salvatore.
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Did Nina get plastic surgery?

Nina wasn't in for plastic surgery recovery; she had an allergic reaction to something and went into anaphylactic shock. Nina's face was obscured by an oxygen mask in Julianne's story, and Julianne also covered her face with a sunglasses emoji.
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Does Bonnie wear a wig?

' And I'm like, 'Guys, I've been wearing a wig since season 1, but nobody knew it. ' So, everybody in the world knows about it now." Janney told Fallon she took that Mom wig as a souvenir from set, along with a few pairs of sweatpants because her character, Bonnie, "loved to be comfortable as does Allison Janney."
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What did Stefan whisper to Elena in the last episode?

And while we're talking about bringing people together, Caroline walks out to find Elena standing there, and finally, Damon gets his reunion, kissing Elena like he means it. Elena then sits Caroline down to tell her what Stefan whispered in her ear: "Tell Caroline I heard her," he told her.
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Is Elena asleep for all of season 7?

A spell cast by villain Kai linked the two ladies together and put Elena in a deep sleep that will remain in effect for as long as Bonnie's still alive, meaning the door is still open for Dobrev to come back to the show one day.
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What happened to Elena in Vampire Diaries Season 8?

So did Elena really die at the end of The Vampire Diaries? She did, but it didn't happen right after they said their goodbyes to Stefan. As Elena notes in her diary entry, she ended up living a long and happy life with Damon before they both died.
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Why did Nina leave Vampire Diaries?

In the post, she explains that she always wanted Elena's story to be a “six-season adventure.” “I always knew I wanted Elena's story to be a six-season adventure, and within those six years I got the journey of a lifetime.
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Is Elena on The Originals?

Nina Dobrev has already played three different characters on The Vampire Diaries, and now she'll play yet another on the show's popular spin-off The Originals, TVGuide.com has confirmed.
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How old was Elena Gilbert in season 1?

When the CW series first premiered in 2009, it centered on high school juniors who discovered vampires lived among them. Nina Dobrev (who played Elena Gilbert) was 20 when she was cast as a 17-year-old, while 21-year-old Steven R. McQueen played her younger brother, Jeremy.
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Is Nina in season 8?

Nina Dobrev famously left The Vampire Diaries after Season 6, and only returned for the finale in Season 8.
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How did Elena's body not burn?

Damon was horrified at what he had done though and this showed Elena's coffin burning to ashes, although it was fake. In This Woman's Work, Tyler reassures Damon that Elena is still alive, slumbering, and safe inside her coffin. This relieves Damon being he only burned an empty coffin several episodes before this one.
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Why is Elena a doppelganger?

Damon stabbed Katherine, and Enzo St. John killed the other mortal doppelganger, Tom. During the series finale, Stefan sacrificed himself to kill Katherine and save Mystic Falls, leaving Elena as the sole surviving doppelganger.
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Who auditioned for Vampire Diaries?

Zach Roering (Matt), Paul Wesley (Stefan) and Michael Trevino (Tyler) all auditioned to play Damon before landing their respective roles. 5. Nina Dobrev is 6 months younger than Steven R. McQueen (Jeremy), while her character is two years older than his character.
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Why did Elena choose Damon?

Damon doubted her feelings for him when it was discovered she was sired to him, therefore had to please him. After Elena lost her humanity, she taunted Damon, threatening to go back to Stefan since the sire bond was gone. However, after she regained her emotions, she confessed her love for Damon, choosing him.
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