‘The Vampire Diaries’ Season 8 Air Date, Cast, News & Update: Nina Dobrev Returning To ‘TVD’? Ian Somerhalder’s Damon Salvatore To Be Killed Off Alongside Kat Graham’s Bonnie Bennett?

Nina Dobrev has been a favorite subject of several rumors lately. Now, new reports claimed that Nina Dobrev will be returning to "The Vampire Diaries" and she will be replacing Ian Somerhalder in an attempt to boost the show's ratings again.

Nina Dobrev returning in 'The Vampire Diaries' Season 8

Celeb Dirty Laundry shared that Nina Dobrev could possibly be returning "The Vampire Diaries" Season 8 to save The CW show from its plummeting ratings. The news about the return of Nina Dobrev came after Kat Graham, who portrays Bonnie Bennett, announced that she will be saying goodbye in "The Vampire Diaries" Season 8.

"Season 8 will be my last season," Kat Graham revealed to Us Weekly. "I just hope that whatever I do after, the crew can come with me. If the crew can come with me, then we'll be good. The crew is going to be the hardest thing to let go, because we are a family."

"But you know what, another season is a whole other year, and we're going to blow it out," Kat Graham added. The shocking announcement of the actress stirred rumors that Nina Dobrev, who plays Elena Gilbert, is set to return in "The Vampire Diaries" Season 8.

It has been known that Bonnie Bennett should die to make Elena Gilbert resurrect from her sleeping beauty trance. With Kat Graham revelation, the possibility of a return for Nina Dobrev is high.

Nina Dobrev to replace Ian Somerhalder as he will be killed off

Fans also speculated that, aside from Bonnie Bennet's death, Ian Somerhalder's character, Damon Salvatore, will also be killed off in "The Vampire Diaries" Season 8 to give way to Nina Dobrev's Elena Gilbert. As a matter of fact, Ian Somerhalder revealed a major bombshell in one of his recent interviews.

"We have decided to do one last season to really do the story justice," Nina Dobrev's ex-boyfriend said during Nashville's WalkerStalkerCon. With this statement and "The Vampire Diaries" show's tumbling ratings, it is really possible that the management is considering the comeback of Nina Dobrev, who effortlessly brought the show to fame, to save The CW series.

Whether these reports are true nor not, no one can confirm as of yet. What is sure for now is that "The Vampire Diaries" will soon be bidding its goodbye if the ratings will continue to drip to death. Up to now, no official air date has been announced.

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