When the supernatural series The Vampire Diaries premiered on September 10, 2009 on The CW, few could have predicted how deeply it would capture audiences. But behind the blood-lust, love triangles and immortal stakes, many surprising truths lurked behind the scenes.
First off: the role of Elena Gilbert—played by Nina Dobrev—was almost given to someone entirely different. The network reportedly had considered Ashlee Simpson for the part before Dobrev ultimately landed it.
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