It’s Official…Ian Somerhalder and Nina Dobrev Split

As a closet fan of  The Vampire Diaries, I was a fan of Elena and Damon as a couple in real life. I admit the ten year age difference was a bit icky…but whatever. This has been a long time coming..let’s just hope now that are only “consummate professionals” that the chemistry between them fizzles.

I guess is doesn’t really matter, the new guard has taken over on the show and the Klaus/Caroline story is much more interesting that the Elena /Salvatore brothers these days.

Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder‘s showmance is over. The Vampire Diaries costars, who play Elena Gilbert and Damon Salvatore on the CW hit series, have called it quits after more than three years of dating, a source tells Us Weekly.

The couple, who first took their romance public in 2011, are “consummate professionals,” the insider says, and “will continue to work together and remain best friends, which is where the relationship started.”

Last fall, Dobrev opened up to Seventeen magazine about falling for Somerhalder. “I didn’t want to be dating one of my costars — my goal on the show was to be professional,” she admitted. “But sometimes you can’t help who you have a connection with, and you can only fight it for so long — which I did for a really, really long time.”

Oh and here’s a funny tidbit…Ian tweeted this today…his heart is broken and he’s all emo and teenagery all of the sudden????