Nina Dobrev & Paul Wesley 'Despised Each Other' While Filming 'Vampire Diaries' Season 1

Nina Dobrev and Paul Wesley were co-stars on The Vampire Diaries for years, but she just revealed they “despised each other so much” during the first few months of filming.

“Paul and I didn’t get along at the beginning of the show. I respected Paul Wesley, I didn’t like Paul Wesley,” the 30-year-old actress said on the “Directionally Challenged” podcast. “I remember everyone would walk up to me after the show aired and they’d be like, ‘Are you and Paul dating in real life?’ Everyone thought that we had such good chemistry. I realize now that there’s a fine line between love and hate and we despised each other so much that it read as love but…We really just didn’t get along the first five months of shooting.”

Nina starred as Elena Gilbert on the show but left after season six and then returned for the show’s final episodes. Elena’s character ended up with Damon, played by Ian Somerhalder.

It does seem like the pair became pals after that – Nina and Paul even reunited last year!