Nina Dobrev

Teenage drama fans know very well Nina Dobrev Leaving the role of Elena Gilbert the Vampire Diaries Six seasons later, but a new book reveals details of her early exports.

exist Weekly entertainment edit Samantha Highfill, I feel epic: Oral history of the vampire diary36-year-old Dobrev spoke frankly about how the salary difference ultimately signed the deal as her decision. According to Dobrev, she Candice King and Kat Graham He is the “lowest-paying series regular” for the show’s current two seasons.

“It’s a little tricky because my contract only says to play Elena, but I played multiple roles, which doubled my workload,” Dobrev explained. “I had to set twice the time, and I had to remember twice the two lines.”

Dobrev explained that she “wanted to be compensated fairly” both roles, and in her opinion, she was paid the same salary as a male leader Paul Wesley and Ian Somerhalder. (Rumors about the salary controversy between these three clues have been spinning for years. Former CW President Mark Pedowitz He was interviewed for the book, but no comments on Dobrev’s salary. At that time, he confirmed that a closed contract negotiation was in progress.

“Dobrev succeeded in making more money,” Highfill wrote, but she never did the same thing as Wesley and Summerhard. The studio allegedly told the writers to stop putting Catherine in the scene because they “had to pay for both characters” Dobrev.

The creator of the show Julie Plec Recalling what happened at that time became “really hot”.

“Basically, this is a call from a writer we’ve never been allowed to write about,” Plec claimed. “Of course, it’s not what I think is right or fair.”

Dobrev thinks his work is not appreciated.

“It feels like they’re saying that all the hard work I’ve done doesn’t matter to them, and I’m not equal to my male, so it’s frustrating for me.”

Dobrev did not renew his contract after season 6, Fans say goodbye to Elena In May 2015, Dobrev finally returned to the show’s March 2017 series finale – but it wasn’t easy.

“This is really important to me At the end of the performanceas a woman, I wanted to make sure I was compensated and that my male counterparts in the show were equal.

“That’s the only reason I barely came back. I need to pay with the boys.” “I had to put my feet down and say that if it didn’t happen, I wouldn’t be able to come back. It’s not about the money – I didn’t give this money at all like ***, and it’s all major.”

I feel the epic: Oral History of the Vampire Diary Now comes out.