10 Surprising Facts about ‘The Vampire Diaries’ you need to know! 1. Nina Dobrev is actually Bulgarian just like Her Character Katerina Petrova 2. Stefan and Damon’s surname was originally supposed to be ‘Whitmore’ 3. Each Episode of season 8 is named after a quote from season 1 and has a special meaning! 4. Elena and Katherine’s personalities are reversed in the books! Katherine is quiet but Elena is fierce 5. David Gallagher tried out for the role of Damon Salvatore Credit: Kevin Winter, Getty Images 6. Ian Somerhalder actually wanted to star in ‘True Blood’, another Vampire Show, but didn’t land the role TrueBlood: HBO 7. Steven R McQueen, who plays Elena’s Younger brother, is Older than Nina Dobrev in real life 8. The writer Julie Plec considered Bringing Stefan and Elena back together but that was not possible as Nina Dobrev Left the show after season 6 9. Tyler’s Lockwood was only supposed to be a minor character. 10. Ian Somerhalder and Nina Dobrev were a real couple! Credit: Kevin Winter, Getty Images Share with your Friends! See more Previous article How well do you Actually know Doctor Strange? Next article 10 strange facts about Stranger Things!