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Bulgaria-born Hollywood actress Nina Dobrev has confessed about her relationship with "The Vampire Diaries" cast mate Ian Somerhalder, as the TV series returns to the screen after a nearly two-month winter break.

The 22-year-old Dobrev has posted several pictures of her and Somerhalder on her Facebook profile, in which they show their mutual affection. In this way, she is finally confessing their relationship, which was a target of many media speculations.

Born in Bulgaria, Nina Dobrev moved to Canada at the age of 2 and grew up in Toronto, Ontario. She currently lives in Los Angeles, California, and in Atlanta, Georgia, where "The Vampire Diaries" is filmed.

As Elena Gilbert, the resilient, fresh-faced heroine of the CW's "The Vampire Diaries," Nina Dobrev plays a young woman with a lot on her plate - the recent deaths of her parents, a brother descending into drug abuse, a sulking ex and two suitors, who just happen to be vampires.

The popular TV show is currently airing its second season in the United States