She Played FOUR Characters… but Earned the LEAST? Nina Dobrev’s Vampire Diaries Pay-Gap Bombshell

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She Played FOUR Characters… but Earned the LEAST? Nina Dobrev’s Vampire Diaries Pay-Gap Bombshell

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For eight seasons, delivered heartbreak, romance, supernatural twists and some of the most iconic characters in modern TV. But behind the glossy CW drama, Nina Dobrev has now revealed a much darker truth — one that fans never saw coming.

According to Samantha Highfill’s new book

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, Dobrev was not only overworked… she was also underpaid. Despite being the show’s lead and playing four major characters — Elena Gilbert, Katherine Pierce, Amara and Tatia — Dobrev says she earned far less than her male co-stars Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley.

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