SaralnamaNina Dobrev quit The Vampire Diaries due to pay disparity with male co-stars. Today: Dobrev reveals in a new book that unequal salaries played a major role in her exit after season six. From 2009 to 2015: She played multiple characters, doubling her workload. The network refused to match her pay with male leads. Until 2017: Writers were restricted from using her character Katherine to avoid extra pay. Next: For the series finale, Dobrev demanded pay parity as a condition for her return. (Updated 10 Sep 2025, 17:19 IST; source: link)
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- Nina Dobrev quit The Vampire Diaries due to pay disparity with male co-stars
- Today: Dobrev reveals in a new book that unequal salaries played a major role in her exit after season six
- From 2009 to 2015: She played multiple characters, doubling her workload